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causes 39; violent deaths, 29; of these latter 18 were accidental,
10 suicidal, and 1 homicidal.
Seventeen deaths were registered us "Not Certified,"
no formal inquest being considered necessary by the Coroner
after inquiry into the circumstances.
Marriages.
I luring the year 1892 there were 466 Marriages in the
Parish of Lewishum, of which 338 were solemnised in the
various Churches, 47 in Dissenting Chapels, and 81 at the
Registrar's Office.
During the same period there wero 131 marriages in the
Hamlet of Penge, of which 117 were solemnised in Churches,
9 in Dissenting Chapels, and 5 at the Registrar's Office.
Total 597, as compared with 081 in 1891.
The marriage rate was equal to 11.0 persons married
per 1,000 of estimated population.
In London the proportion of persons married to the
total population was 17 4 per 1,000. In England and
Wales it was 15.0 per 1000.
Meteorology.
The mean temperaturo of the air at Greenwich in 1892
was 48.1.
The highest reading by day, 85.9, was registered in
June, and the lowest reading by night, 17.6, in December.
Rain fell on 170 days. The total amount of rainfall was
22.32 inches.
I am, Gentlemen,
Faithfully yours,
S. BLAKE JOLLY,
Medical Ojficer of Health to the Lewisham District,