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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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COMPARISON OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
births. deaths.
Christchurch Males 242 217
,, Females 237 165
479 382 Excess of Births, 97
St. Savioue Males 266 171
,, Females 268 145
534 316 Excess of Births, 218
1,013 698 „ 315
SANITARY WORK.
Statement of Houses and other Premises Inspected and
Improved during the Year 1880.
Christchurch.
St. Saviour.
Totals.
Houses inspected
147
242
389
Dirty Houses cleansed
15
43
58
Dustbins provided
5
2
7
Water-butts & Tanks cleansed
4
7
11
Drains cleansed
26
37
63
Drained into Sewer
4
5
9
Foul Closets
31
57
88
Water through Roof
12
32
44
Yards repaved
5
12
17
Dung-heaps removed
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4
4
Slaughter-house inspections
5
10
15
Cow-house inspections
4
9
13
Dust complaints attended to
731
712
1,443
Houses and Bedding disinfected
50
118
168
Bedding destroyed and replaced
2
5
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PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH—Population at Census, 1881, 13,656. Area in Statute Acres, 77.
| Under 1 Year. | 1 year and under 20. | 20 years and under 40. | 40 years and under 60. | 60 years and under 80. | 80 years and upwards. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Parish | 89 | 87 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 300 |
| In the Workhouse | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 15 | 82 |
| Total | 89 | 88 | 38 | 47 | 100 | 20 | 382 |
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | Total. | Violence. | Inquests. | Other Causes. | Totals. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Rheumatism. | Hooping Cough. | Enteric or Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas | Pycemia. | Diarrhoea | Croup. | Syphilis. | ||||||
| In the Parish | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 22 | 215 | 300 |
| In the Workhouse | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 82 | 82 |
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 22 | 297 | 382 |