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Two inquests were held, and one death was not certified.
The water supplied by the Southwark Company during
May, was unusually free from organic matter, but was not
efficiently filtered.
The general health of the parish is remarkably good, but
the season of the year is approaching when the inhabitants
should take especial care that their cisterns are kept clean;
and all persons having the care of young children should
scrupulously avoid giving them milk or other food which is
even beginning to turn sour.
July 2nd, 1883.
During the fortnight that ended on the 23rd day of June,
133 births and 55 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers are equivalent to an annual birth rate of 39.3,
and an annual death rate of 16.2 per 1000 of the estimated
population. The corresponding death rate in London, was
17.2.
The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused 9 deaths,
viz.:—measles 5, scarlet fever 1, and whooping cough 3.
There were 8 deaths from diseases of the respiratory
organs, 8 from tubercular diseases, and 5 from heart disease.
Five inquests were held and 1 death was uncertified.
My attention has been called to a building in Riley Street,
at the end of the Grange, where the skins of fish are cleaned
and dried. The business is a small one, but sufficient to
create a nuisance which is complained of by the occupiers of
the adjoining premises. The place is a stable, and not a
suitable place for any such business.
July 16th, 1883.
During the fortnight that ended on the 7th day of July,
149 births and 58 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers are equivalent to an annual birth rate of 43.9,
and an annual rate of mortality of 17.1 per 1000 of the estimated
population. The corresponding death rate in London
was 19.5.