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ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
PARISH OF ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR,
SOUTHWARK,
FOR THE YEAR, 1900,
BY THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Southwark.
SECTION I— STATISTICAL.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
The ninth Annual Report, which I now submit, treats of the sanitary
condition and environment, for the year 1900, of one of the most densely
populated districts in London, and indeed for that matter, in the United
Kingdom.*
The circumstances under which this Report is presented are peculiar,
inasmuch as under the New London Government Act, 1899, this is the
last Annual Report of the Parish of St. George the Martyr, now merged
in the new Borough of Southwark, that I shall have the honour of
submitting.
The following summary of facts will be found useful in approaching
the various matters contained in this report
Area.—St. George's, Southwark, covers 2841 acres. The roads and
streets, as returned to the end of 1900, measure 19 miles 5 furlongs
14 poles.
•According to the 1896 census Whitechapel heads the list with 220 per acre, and St.
George the Martyr stands next with 212.