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Lewisham 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1890
Pages
100
Tables
61

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    LOCAL.
    Blackheath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest Hill.Penge.
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    Year.Amount paid off during the year.New Loans raised.Net reduction.Net increase.Amount outstanding at the end of the year.
    £££££
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    The sum outstanding at Lady-day, 1889, under each rate of interest was as follows:—
    4¾4½4¼3⅞3¾3½Total.
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    The following figures show generally the position on the first inspection in 1885-6.
    Division.Number of houses on the Registers.Unoccupied, or not used as dwellings.Occupied.
    One family.Two families.Three families.
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    The inspections were commenced in April last, and were completed in October and November.
    Division.Number of occupied houses visited.Number occupied by one family.Number occupied by two families.Number occupied by three families.Defects discovered and remedied.
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    Statement of Attendances of Members at Board and regular Committee Meetings, from 25th March, 1889, to 25th March, 1800.
    Names or Members.Board.Works Committee.Finance Committee.Blackheath and Lewisham Committee.Sydenham and Foresthill Committee.Penge Committee.Total Meetings.Total Attendances.
    Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.
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    An Account in Abstract of the Receipts and Expendit ??? the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1890.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£??? SHAM. PAYMENTS.
    General Purposes —£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for ??? ended 25th March, 1890, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract.
    1889. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d£s??? VlSHAM. PAYMENTS.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the y ??? 25th March, 1890, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract—Continued
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS—Continued.
    LEWISHAM—Continued.£ s.d£s.d.£s.??? SHAM—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the ??? , 25th March, 1890, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract—Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS- Continued.
    PENGE—Continued£.s.d.£.s.d.£—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the ??? U 25th March, 1890, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract—Continued.
    RECEIPTS-Continued.PAYMENTS.—Continued.
    PENGE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.??? E—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Receipts, exclusive of New Stree ???? ral Summary of the foregoing Payments, exclusive of New Streets.
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.total.LEWISHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    1889,March 25. Cash Balances£s.d.£s.d.£??????£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to. Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Exper ???. and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and HcmL??? of Penge, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s
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    THE Establishment Expenses Account referred to—Continued.
    PAYMENTS—Continued.
    £s.d.£sd.
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    A Summary Statement of the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 25th March, 1890, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.
    Balances, 25th March, 1889.Receipts.Expenditure.Balances, 25th March, 1890.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    of Expenditure, on the 25th. March, 1890.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1890.Assets.liabilities.Financial condition of the Board.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    £s.d,£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Moneys owing to and the Debts and Liabilities one Board on the 25th March, 1890 (exclusive of Mortgages),* Of which particulars are com prist the annexed detailed Statement.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    CURRENT ACCOUNTS.CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d??? SWISII AM.£s.d.£sd.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities compris n the foregoing Statement of Moneys owing to and Liabilities of the Board on ???. 25th March, 1890.
    LEWISHAM.LIABILITIES.LEWISHAM.ASSESTS.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities compris ???1 the foregoing Statement of moneys owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25 ???arch, 1890—Continued.
    LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.£s.EWISHAM ASSETS.£S.d.£S.d.£S.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprise??? the foregoing Statement of Moneys owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th arch, 1890—Continued.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    PENGE.£s.d.£s.d.£8.?????? INGE.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportion??? between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge.
    LIABILITIES.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.
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    SYDENHAM RECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Liabilities comprised under Sydenham Recreation Ground Account, and apportioned between General Purposes, Lewisham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    PENGE RECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed particulars of Liabilities comprised under Penge Recreation Ground Account, and apportioned between General Purposes, Lewis ham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    THE UNITED KINGDOM TEMPERANCE AND GENERAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE.
    No. on Register.£S.d.£8.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The Mortgages comprised in the foregoing Statement are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates undermentioned.
    WHOLE DISTRICT. Register.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1887-8, 1888-6, and 1889-90.
    1887-8.1888-9.1889-90.
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    TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1890.
    No. on Register of Mortgages.Date of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1890.Balance outstanding, Ladyday, 1890.Purpose for which borrowed.
    £s.d.£s.d.Years.£s.d.£sd.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 26th March, 1890.
    No.Date of Contract.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    No.Date of Contract.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts.— Continued.
    No.Date of Contract.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    TABLE I. Population, Inhabited nouses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (GROSS NUMBERS).
    Population Estimated at Midsummer, 1889.*No. of Inhabited Houses in Parish or District.Births.Deaths.Marriages
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    TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Years.Annual Hate of Mortality per 1000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year: percentage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: percentage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.
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    TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1889.
    Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases.AGES.Total.Males and Females.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to j 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under ^5 yearsM.F.
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    TABLE III. ( Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1889.
    Cause of Death. Classes.ages.Total.Male and Female
    0 to 1l to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to9595 & upwards.Total under 5 yearsM.F.
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    TABLE III. ( C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1889.
    Cause of Death. Classes.AGES.Total.Male and Female
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 yearsM.F.
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    TABLE IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportion to Population, and to 1000 Deaths , 1889.
    Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.
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    TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years, 1879 to 1888, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1889.
    Disease.1879.1880.1881.1882.1883.1884.1885.1886.\m.1888.Annual average of 10 years, 1879-1888Proportion of Death to 1000 Deaths in 10 years 1879-18881889.Proportion of Death to 1000 Deaths in 1889.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1889.
    Black heath and Lewisham DivisionSydenham and Forest-hill Division.Penge.Total.
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    TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1880, with the Birth and Death Rate in the different Registrars' Sub-districts in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising "The Lewisham District."
    Registrars' Sub-districts.Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1889.Intimated Population.Number of Births, 1889.Birth Rate per 1000.Number of Deaths 1889.Death Rate per 1000.
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    TABLE VIII. Register of Licensed Cow -houses.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued. List of Milksellers who hare no Cowhouse Licenses, and of the Dairies, Milkstores, ami Milkshops in the Lewisham District.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE VIII .— Continued. Milksellers and Milk stores—Continued.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE IX. Register of Licensed Slaughter-houses.
    Name.Address.
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    From the following Table may be seen the quantities of the various materials used during the year for the maintenance of the public Roads throughout the District:—
    Division.Broken Guernsey Granite.Port Philip Stone.Picked Flints.Dug Flints.Gravel.Total.
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    The mileage of roads watered is as follows:—
    Locality.Miles.Yards.
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    The persons to whom the dust was given are as follows:—
    Locality.To whom given.
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    Parish of Lewisham. The new works carried out during the year are shown in the following Table:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    H amlet of P enge.
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    Parish of Lewisham.
    Locality.superficial Yards.
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    H amlet of P enge.
    Locality.Superficial Yards.
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    NEW STREETS. The following Table shews the New Streets which were paved and formed (or in which the work is in course of progress) under the 105th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act.
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Parish of Lewisham.£s.d.
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    These streets, when completed, will make an additional length of one mile 458 yards to the mileage of the roads already maintained by the Board. Plans, estimates, and apportionments were also prepared and submitted for paving and forming as new streets the following:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Parish of Lewisham.£s.d.
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    P arish of L ewisham.
    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    H amlet of P enge.
    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    The new Sewers sanctioned during the year are shown in the following Table:—
    Name of Road.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.
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    The following Table shows the number of Houses sanctioned to be built and drained, and number of gullies, manholes, ventilators, and flushing chambers constructed in existing Sewers during the year:—
    Description of Works.No. of Houses sanctioned to be Built and Drained.No. of Houses, &c. sanctioned to be Drained.No. of Additions to Buildings sanctioned.No. of Dwelling Houses and Public Buildings, &c., completed within the year.No. of Frontage Drains laid.No. of Gullies constructed in Public Roads.No. of pipe Ventilators constructed in old sewers.No. of Manholes acting as Flushing Chambers and Ventilators constructed in old sewers.No. of self-acting Flushing Chambers constructed in old sewers.No. of small manholes acting as ventilators constructed adjoining flushing tanks.