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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The Ward distribution was as follows:—
TABLE 5.
| WARD. | Area in Acres. | Males. | Population. | Total. | Persons to the Acre. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females. | |||||
| St. Mary | 127 | 10,890 | 10,840 | 21,730 | 171 |
| St. Paul | 133 | 8,684 | 9,025 | 17,709 | 133 |
| St. Peter | 146 | 12,146 | 12,870 | 25,016 | 171 |
| St. John | 118 | 12,954 | 13,856 | 26,810 | 227 |
| Trinity | 109 | 7,392 | 7,216 | 14,608 | 134 |
| St. Michael | 93 | 9,701 | 9,311 | 19,012 | 204 |
| St. Jude | 97 | 6,116 | 6,371 | 12,487 | 129 |
| St. George | 99 | 8,046 | 8,291 | 16,337 | 165 |
| Christchurch | 77 | 3,550 | 3,224 | 6,774 | 88 |
| St. Saviour | 133 | 3,866 | 4,551 | 8,417 | 63 |
| Whole Borough | 1,132 | 83,345 | 85,555 | 168,900 | 149 |
BIRTHS.
The number of Births registered in the Borough during 1932 was
2,223, of which 1,109 were males, and 1,114 females. This represents a
birth-rate of 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The number of births registered in the individual parishes was as
follows:—Newington, 1,023; St. George the Martyr, 530; Christchurch
and St. Saviour's, 670.
Of the 2,223 births registered in the Borough, 339 were transferred
away, the permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough.
845 births occurring in various lying-in and other institutions outside
the Borough, but belonging to Southwark parents, were notified to me
by the Registrar-General. When the 339 "outward" transfers are
deducted and the 845 "inward" transfers are added to the 2,223 births
actually registered in the Borough, the net amount of births belonging
to Southwark for the year is found to be 2,729. This gives a corrected
birth-rate of 16.2.