Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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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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Date of Order. | Name of Street. | Amount of Order. |
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Board. | Special Committee. | Works Committee. | Finance Committee. | Blackheath and Lewisham Committee. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Committee. | Penge Committee. | Total Meetings. | Total Attendances. | ||||||||
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Names of Members. | Meetings. | Attendances. | Meetings. | Attendances. | Meetings. | Attendances. | Meetings. | Attendances. | Meetings. | Attendances. | Meetings. | Attendances. | Meetings. | Attendances. |
Date of Contract. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Price or Amount of Contract. |
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No. | Date of Contract. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Price or Amount of Contract. |
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Date of Contract. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Price or Amount of Contract. |
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1898. March 25. | RECEIPTS. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | EXPENDITURE | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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1898. March 25. | RECEIPTS. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | EXPENDITURE. |
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RECEIPTS—Continued. | EXPENDITURE—Continued. | ||||||||||||||||
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LEWISIIAM—Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | ???ISHAM —Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
RECEIPTS—Continued. | EXPENDITURE — Continued | ||||||||||||||||
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LEWISHAM—Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | ???SHAM—Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
RECEIPTS—Continued. | EXPENDITURE.—Continued. | |||||||||||||||||
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PENGE—Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | ???GE—Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
RECEIPTS—Continued. | EXPENDITURE-Continued. | ||||||||||||||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
LEWISHAM. | PENGE. | TOTAL. | ||||||
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1898. March 25. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s.??? |
LEWISHAM. | PENGE. | TOTAL. | |||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
RECEIPTS. | £ | s. | d. |
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EXPENDITURE—Continued. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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Names of Accounts. | Balances, 25th March, 1898. | Receipts. | Expenditure. | Balances, 25th March, 1899. | ||||||||||||||
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In Credit. | In Debt. | In Credit. | In Debt. | |||||||||||||||
LEWISHAM | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Names of Accounts. | Balances, 25th March, 1899. | Assets. | Liabilities. | Financial condition of the Board. | ||||||||||||||
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In Credit. | In Debt. | In Credit. | In Debt. | |||||||||||||||
LEWISH A M. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
LIABILITIES. | ASSETS. | |||||||||||
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS. | CURRENT ACCOUNTS. | |||||||||||
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LEWISHAM — | Date of Mortgage. | Balance of Loan. |
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1896-97. | 1897-98. | 1898-99. |
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1896-97. | 1897-98 | 1898-99. |
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No. on Register of Mortgages. | Date of Loan. | Amount borrowed. | Rate of Interest per cent. | Term for repayment. | Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1899. | Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1899. | Purpose for which borrowed. | ||||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | Years. | £ | S | d. | £ | s. | d. |
The Year.* | Estimated Population. | No. of Inhabited Houses. | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Corrected No. of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
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TotalAll Ages | Under One Year. | Under Five Years |
In the Year | Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population. | Corrected Death Rate per 1000 of the Population. | Deaths of Children under 1 year; per 1000 of Registered Births. | Deaths of Children under 1 year; per 1000 of Total Deaths. | Deaths of Children under 5 years: per 1000 of Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions; per 1000 of Total Deaths. |
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AGES. | Totals. | 55 to 60* | ||||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. |
AGES. | Total. | 55 to 60* | |||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. |
AGES. | Total. | 55 to 60* | |||||||||||
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0 to 1 | l to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. |
ages. | Total. | 55 to 60* | |||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 15 to 55 | 55 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. |
AGES. | Total. | 55 to 60* | |||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. |
No. of Deaths |
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Division I. (All ages). | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Population, at all ages. | Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths, at all ages. |
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Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality prom all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths or Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal |
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases op Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge or the Medical Officer of Health. | Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | ||||||||||
Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal |
Sanitary Districts. | Number of Complaints received during the year. | Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected. | No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises, &c. | Written Intimations served. | Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses, and Premises. | Statutory Notices served. | Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, &c. | Roofs, Gutters, Rain Water Pipes, &c., repaired. | Houses Disinfected after illness of an Infectious character. | Quantities of Bedding disinfected in apparatus. | Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., destroyed. | House Drains. | Privies & Waterclosets. | Dust Bins. | Water Supply. | Miscellaneous. | Legal proceedings: i.e., Summonses. | Houses inspected under house to house inspection during the year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Repaired, Cleansed. | R.W. Pipes Disconnected from Drains. | Waste Pipes Disconnected from Drains. | Traps provided. | Ventilated. | Houses provided with New Drains. | Repaired, &c. | Additional Water Closets provided. | Supplied with Water. | Water Closets reconstructed. | Soil Pipes reconstructed. | Ditto, repaired and ventilated. | New provided. | Repaired, Covered, &c. | Cisterns (new) erected. | Water Supply to houses reinstated. | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, or Covered. | Waste Pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished. | Water Certificates granted. | No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th sec. of the "Sanitary Act, 1860," or 94th sect., "Public Health (Lond.) Act, 1891." | Overcrowding in houses, or rooms, abated. | Dust Removal—No. of Complaints received and attended to. | Yards to houses paved, or paving amended. | Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse. | Receptacles for Dung erected or improved. | Animals Removed, being improperly kept. | Regularly Inspected. | ||||||||||||||||||
Bakehouses. | Milkshops. | Licensed Cowsheds. | Workshops. | Licensed Slaughter-houses. |
Disease. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | Annual Average of 10 years, 1888—1897. | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1888—1897. | Total Deaths in 1898. | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1898. |
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In Private Houses. | Lewisham Workhouse | In Outside Institutions | Park Hospital. | Home for Sick Children, Sydenham. | Waterman's Asylum. | North Surrey District Schools. | St. John's Hospital, Lee. | Totals. |
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Registrars' Sub-districts. | Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1898. | Estimated Population, 1898. | Number of Births, 1898. | Birth Rate per 1000. 1898. | Number of Deaths 1898. | Death Rate per 1000. 1898. |
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Name. | Address. |
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Name. | Address. |
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Name. | Address. |
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Name. | Address. |
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Division. | Guernsey Granite. | Port Philip. | Quartzite. | Dug Flints. | Gravel. | Total. |
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Miles. | Yards. |
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Division. | To whom Supplied. | On what Terms Supplied. |
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Locality. | Description of Work. |
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Name of Road. | Quantity laid. |
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Name of Street. | Length in feet. | Estimated cost. | Remarks. |
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Name of Street. | Length in feet. | Estimated cost. | Remarks. |
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Name of Road. | length in feet. | Size. | Material. | Remarks. |
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Locality. | No. of Houses sane- ! tinned 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, Sc., completed within the year. | No. of Frontage Drains laid. | No. of Gullies constructed in Public Roads. | No. of Manholes built on existing Sewers. | No. of Flushing Tanks constructed on existing Sewers. | No. of Ventilators erected on existing Sewers. |
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Name of Road. | length in feet. | Size. | Material. | Remarks. |
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Locality of Shoot. | Price Paid, &c. |
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Name of Street. | Locality. | Date of Sanction by London County Council. |
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Locality. | Capacity of Tank in Gallons. | Diameter of Syphon in Inches. |
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Name of Road. | Length in Feet. | Name of Road. | Length in Feet. |
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Name of Road. | Length in Feet. | Name of Road. | Length in Feet. |
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Date. | Case No. | Name of Applicant. | Nature of Application. | Board's suggestion. | Result. |
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Division. | Broken Granite. | Kentish Ragstone. | Picked Flints. | Dug Flints. | Gravel. | Granite Chippings. | Total. |
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Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. |
Division. | New tar pavement. | Broken-up and re-laid. | Covered thinly with new tar pavement. | Tar painted. | Total. |
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s. yds. | s. yds. | s. yds. | s. yds. | s. yds. |
Division. | Cartage. Horse-hire, harness and driver. | Watering. Horse, harness and driver. | Dust Collect'n. Horse, and harness. | Dust Collect''n. Horse, cart, and harness. | ||||
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Division. | Miles. | Yards. |
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Number of days on which snow or rain fell. | inches. |
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Division. | To whom supplied. | On what Terms Supplied. |
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Locality. | Description of Work. |
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Name of Street. | Length in Feet. | Estimated Cost. | Remarks. | ||
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Sydenham & Forest Hill. | £ | s. | d. |
Name of Street. | Length in Feet. | Estimated Cost. | Remarks. | ||
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£ | s. | d. |
Division. | No. of houses sanctioned to be built and drained. | No. of houses sanctioned to be drained. | No. of additions to buildings sanctioned. | No. of dwelling houses public buildings, &c., completed during year. | No. of frontage drains laid. | No. of gulleys constructed in Public Roads. | No. of manholes built on existing Sewers. | No. of Pipe Ventilators. |
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Locality. | Capacity of Tank in Gallons. | Diameter of Syphon in Inches. |
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Locality. | Capacity of Tank in Gallons. | Diameter of Syphon in Inches. |
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Name of Road. | Length in Feet. | Name of Road. | Length in Feet. |
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Namb of Road. | Length in feet. | Name of Road. | Length in Feet. |
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Name of Road. | Length in Feet. | Name of Road. | Length in Feet. |
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