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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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were removed from the District to Public Institutions. They amount to 97, and are comprised as follows:—
| DISEASES | CHRIST-CHURCH. | ST. SAVIOUR |
|---|---|---|
| Totals. | Totals. | |
| Zymotic | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy, &c. | 3 | 3 |
| Tubercular | 10 | 13 |
| Nervous | 2 | 7 |
| Heart | 2 | 5 |
| Dungs | 18 | 9 |
| Digestive Organs | • • | 4 |
| Kidneys | 7 | 3 |
| Childbirth | .. | 1 |
| Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | .. |
| Skin | .. | .. |
| Malformation | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. |
| Atrophy | • • | • • |
| Old Age | .. | • • |
| Suddenness | .. | .. |
| Violence | 2 | 5 |
| Not specified | .. | .. |
| TOTALS | 45 | 52 |
The death rate was 22.1 per thousand of the population,
and in order to render an exact calculation I have added the
deaths which occurred in Institutions outside the District, and
deducted those which occurred in Christchurch Workhouse
belonging to other Parishes. The corrected death rate will
then read 22.0 per thousand.
The most important class of diseases, from a Sanitary point
of view, is that of the Zymotic, or Febrile class. It includes
the following Diseases:—
Small-Pox.
No death was recorded under this head.
Measles.
Nine deaths were registered as against 35 last year; viz.:—
3 in Christchurch, and 6 in St. Saviour.
Scarlet Fever.
Seven deaths were caused by this disease as against 4 last
year, viz.:—3 in Christchurch, and 4 in St. Saviour.