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St George (Southwark) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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16 Parish of Saint Gunge the Martyr, Southwark.
The Deaths from Zymotic diseases were 21 below that of last year.
below the average of the last ten years.
Measles were again very prevalent in the first quarter of last vear
is from March to June.
? cases of Scarlet Fever have been moved to the Asylum.
TABLE No. 4.
| 1889- 90. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending June | 533 | 322 |
| Quarter ending September | 527 | 290 |
| Quarter ending December | 517 | 261 |
| Quarter ending March | 515 | 259 |
TABLE No. 5.
| 1885—6. | 1886—7. | 1887—8. | 1888—9. | 1889—90. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter.' | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | |
| Small Pox | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Measles | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| Typhus | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||
176 Bodies have been moved to the Mortuary, and 117 Inquests
93 Post Mortems have been held.