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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Names of Localities. | 1. St. Mary's Ward | 2. St. Paul's Ward. | 3. St. Peter's Ward. | 4. St. John's Ward. | 5. Trinity Ward. | 6. All Saints Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered | Deaths at all ages | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered | Deaths at all ages | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population esti-mated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
| 1896 | 20,594 | ... | 442 | 131 | 20,548 | ... | 360 | 101 | 29,874 | ... | 630 | 206 | 32,030 | ... | 701 | 251 | 18,145 | ... | 394 | 120 | [See Note] | ... | ... | ... |
| 1897 | 21,094 | ... | 465 | 134 | 20,548 | ... | 382 | 81 | 29,874 | ... | 653 | 194 | 32,030 | ... | 736 | 236 | 18,645 | ... | 352 | 106 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1898 | 21,296 | ... | 453 | 124 | 20,738 | ... | 364 | 82 | 30,074 | ... | 584 | 166 | 32,230 | ... | 732 | 237 | 18,845 | ... | 387 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1899 | 21,464 | ... | 548 | 146 | 20,905 | ... | 401 | 101 | 19,362 | ... | 482 | 133 | 22,548 | ... | 590 | 155 | 18,997 | ... | 398 | 102 | 20,890 | ... | 550 | 157 |
| 1900 | 21,626 | ... | 461 | 115 | 21,067 | ... | 423 | 75 | 19,524 | ... | 453 | 120 | 22,710 | ... | 490 | 138 | 19,159 | ... | 411 | 108 | 21,052 | ... | 489 | 161 |
| 1901 | 21,691 | ... | 472 | 126 | 21,011 | ... | 378 | 96 | 19,103 | ... | 400 | 110 | 22,119 | ... | 492 | 150 | 17,831 | ... | 374 | 80 | 20,108 | ... | 429 | 114 |
| Averages of Years 1896 to 1901 | 21,294 | ... | 473 | 129 | 20,802 | ... | 384 | 89 | 24,635 | ... | 533 | 154 | 27,277 | ... | 623 | 194 | 18,603 | ... | 386 | 104 | †20,683 | ... | 489 | 432 |
| 1902 | 21,760 | ... | 437 | 109 | 21,076 | ... | 350 | 72 | 19,163 | ... | 384 | 99 | 22,188 | ... | 489 | 147 | 17,888 | ... | 374 | 79 | 20,171 | ... | 466 | 120 |
| 7. St. Michael's. | 8. St. Jude'b. | 9. St. George's Ward. | 10. Christchurch Ward. | 11. St. Saviour's Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1897 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1898 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,975 | 383 | ... | 64 | 11,644 | 356 | ... | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1899 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,758 | 325 | ... | 54 | 11,449 | 368 | ... | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1900 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,232 | 344 | ... | 54 | 12,056 | 361 | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1901 | 24,850 | ... | 567 | 148 | 15,008 | ... | 288 | 65 | 21,140 | ... | 498 | 142 | 11,263 | ... | 275 | 61 | 12,056 | ... | 240 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Averages of Years 1896 to 1901 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ‡12,057 | ... | ... | 58 | 11,801 | ... | ... | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1902 | 24,927 | ... | 634 | 183 | 15,055 | ... | 309 | 86 | 21,205 | ... | 525 | 155 | 11,298 | ... | 271 | 45 | 12,094 | ... | 256 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
*Note.—In 1899 the two Wards of St. Peter and St. John were divided into three Sanitary Districts, St. Peter's, St. John's and All Saints'.
†Average years, 1899-1901. ‡Average years, 1898-1901.
The Registrar-General has refused to give information as to the locality of the births, and therefore I am unable to give the number of births in each Ward.