164 BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM. 
The wards of the Borough are as given below, with their 
population in 1896, the date of the census which was used for the 
purposes of limiting the- size of the wards and apportioning the 
number of members of the Council. The population of each ward 
in 1907 is also given, and it will be seen at a glance what growth 
has taken place, and how badly proportioned the representation 
is when the wards are compared one with the other. The Local 
Government Board will probably be asked to make an order for 
re-arranging the wards, or possibly for enlarging the Council at 
some future date. 
BorouGH oF LEWISHAM. 
1907. 
Ward 1900. Number of Population as 
: Population, 1896. | Members. Estimated by the 
| Medical Officer. 
| 
Blackheath as 7,619 3 6,880 | 
Lewisham Village 11,034 3 14,995 
Lewisham Park ... 9,116 3 17,464 | 
Brockley ... se 73392 3 11,777 
Catford... sae 10,891 6 34,033 
Forest Hill 7: 13,945 6 18,374 | 
Sydenham aa 23,216 9 28,962 } 
Church °.. A: | 6,971 
Manor aa oes . 16,749 9 7,433 
South | 5,643 
Totals... 99,962 | 42 152,532 
It will be noticed that the population of the whole area has 
increased over 50% in eleven years, the addition being equal to 
the population of a large provincial town. 
Lonpon County COUNCIL. 
A great change in London government took*place in 1889, 
when, in accordance with the Act of the preceding year, the London 
County Council took over the powers and duties of the Metro- 
politan Board of Works. The London County Council then be- 
came the authority for the main drainage of London, took over the 
control of the Fire Brigade, and have since had a large number 
of other duties put upon them. Carrying out the Housing and 
Health Acts, and the control of Lunatic Asylums, taken over from 
the County Justices, form part of their work, and in 1892 they 
became the authority for Technical Education in the County. 
More recently, in 1903, the whole of the work formerly done 
by the School Board was handed over to the London County 
Council, together with the control and maintenance of the Volun- 
