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Southwark 1893

Annual report for 1893 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1894
Author
Waldo, F.J.
Pages
100
Tables
45

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45 tables in this report

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    Table I.
    Sub-District.Area in Acres.HOUSES.
    Inhabited, Uninhabited, Building, 1881.Inhabited, Uninhabited, Building, 1891.
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    Table II. Total tenements and tenements with less than five rooms, distinguishing those occupied by various numbers of persons, according to the Census of 1891.
    Total No. of Tenements in Saint George's.Number of Tenements with—Number of Occupants of Tenements.
    123456789101112or more
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    Table III.
    Persons to an acre.
    18921893
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    Table IV.
    Sub-districts.Population.
    189118921893
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    Table V., Showing the population of each of the sub-districts of the whole parish, and of jondon, at the Census of 1881 and 1891:—
    Sub-districts.Population.
    18811891
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    Table VI.
    Years.St. George, Southwark.London.
    Death-rate per 1,000.Death-rate per 1,000.
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    Table VII.
    Number of Births.Birth-rate per 1,000.
    1892.1893.1892.1893.
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    T able VIII.
    Sub-District.No. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births.
    1892.1893.1892.1893.1892.1893.
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    TABLE IX.
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    T able X.— For the Year 1892.
    Birth.rate per 1,000.Death.rate per 1,000.Zymotic death.rate.Influenza death.rate.Phthisis death.rate.Other Tubercular Diseases death.rate.Respiratory Diseases death.rate.Deaths under 1 year, to 1,000 births.Percentage of deaths under 5 to total deaths.
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    T able XI. Mortality in St. George, Southwark, in 1893, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases.
    Actual number of Deaths in St. George, Southwark.St. George's, Southwark, proportion to total London deaths, according to its population.
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    In the following table, how many patients traced their infection to various shelters:—
    Dec., 1892.Jan., 1893.February.March.April.May.June.July.Totals.
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    TABLE XII. A comparison of the minimum cubic and superficial space allotted to each Adult n the Dormitories of various institutions.
    Cubic Space.Floor or Superficial Space.
    Cubic feet.Square feet.
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    TABLE XIII. Gases admitted to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital Ships, from St. George's, Southwark, during 1893.
    No.Name.Sex.Age.Address.Date of Admission.Statement as to prirnar; VaccinationNumber of Scars.Collective Area.Re-vao-cinated.Result.
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    TABLE XIII ( Continued.)
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    TABLE XIV. RETURN made to the Local Government Board, by Messrs. Cloake & Frith, Vaccination Officers of the St. George the Martyr District, of the St. Saviours, Southwark Union, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered in their Districts from 1st January to 31st December, 1892, inclusive.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.• Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec. 1892.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1893, in columns 10, 11, and 13 of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets,) viz :Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1893, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1893, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (colums 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 7, 8, and 9 of this Return.)
    Col. 10 "Successfully Vaccinated "Col. 11Col. 13 "Dead, un-vaccinated "Postponement by Medical CertificateRemoval to Districts the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized.Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found.
    "Insusceptible of Vaccination ""Had Small Pox"
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    TABLE XV. RETURN made to the Local Government Board, by Messrs. Cloake & Frith, Vaccination Officers of the St. George the Martyr District, of the St. Saviours, Southwark Union, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered in their Districts from 1st January to 31st December, 1893, inclusive.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec. 1893.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st July, 1894, in columns 10, 11, and 13 of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets,) viz :Number of these Births which on 31st July, 1894, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1894, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (colums 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (colums 7, 8, and 9, of this Return.)
    Col. 10 "Successfully Vaccinated "Col. 11Col. 13 "Dead, un-vaccinated"Postponement by Medical CertificateRemoval to Districts the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized.Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found.
    "Insusceptible of Vaccination""Had Small Pox"
  • Page 23
    TABLE XVI.
    Metropolitan Union18791880188118821883188418851886188718881889
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    Hospital Accommodation —The following is a list of institutions which promised to provide accommodation for patients in the South of London:—
    N ame of Sanitary District in which the accommodation is situated.No. of bedsIn what Building.Notice required and other remarks.
  • Page 29
    Table XVII.
    Sub-District.No. of Deaths- 1892.TotalNo. of Deaths¡ª1893.Total
    BronchitisPneumoniaPhthisisBronchitisPneumoniaPhthisis
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    TABLE XVIII. The following are the most prominent Diseases causing the Infant Mortality under One Year of Age :—
    Deaths, 1892.Deaths, 1893.
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    Table XIX. TABLE OP DEATHS during the Year 1893, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. George, Southwark; Classified According to Diseases, Ages, and Localities. (Prepared in accordance with the instructions of the Local Government Board.)
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.MORTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES AT SUBJOINED AGES.MORTALITY FROM SUBJOINED CAUSES, DISTINGUISHING DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE.
    At all ages.Under 1 year,1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 6565 and upwardsSmall-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Asiatic Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    (Prepared in accordance with the instructions of the Local Government Board.)
    Names op Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being-shown as separate localities.Population at all ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health.Numrer of such Cases Removed from their homes in the several localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous. Croup.Typhus.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Small-pox.Scarlatina.| Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.CholeraicErysipelas.
    Census 1891.Esti-matedtp middle of 1893.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal
  • Page 48
    TABLE XXI.
    YearNo. of Cows.No. of Cowhouses.
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    TABLE XXII.
    Premises.Date of Official Representation.Result.
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    List of Slaughter-houses licensed by the London County Council, in October, 1893.
    Name.Situation.
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    List of Horse Knackers' Yards licensed by the London County Council, in October, 1893.
    Name.Situation.
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    List of Cow-houses licensed by the London County Council, in October, 1893.
    Name.Situation.
  • Page 61
    List of Bakehouses under Inspection in St. George the Martyr, 1893.
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    RETURN showing the Registered Common Lodging Houses in the Parish of St. George the Martyr, together with the Number of Lodgers of each Sex for which the several Houses are Registered.
    Name of Keeper.Postal Address of Common Lodging House.Number of Single Lodgers for which Registered.Number of Double Beds authorised.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    T able I. Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough RoadLondon RoadKent Road.
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    T able I.— (Continued.) Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
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    Table I.—(Continued). Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
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    Table I.—(Continued.) Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-District during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
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    TABLE II. Summary of Return of Cause of Death ( Corrected. )
    Cause of Death.Total.
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    T able III. Corrected Return of Cause of Death of Infants under One Year in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough RoadLondon RoadKent Road.
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    Table III. —(Continued.) Corrected Return of Cause of Death of Infants under one Year in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
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    Table III. —(Continued). Corrected Return of Cause of Death of Infants under one Year in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
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    Table III. —(Continued). Corrected Return of Cause of Death of Infants under one Year in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeeks ending December 31st, 1893.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
  • Page 82
    TABLE IV. Comparative Analysis of Population, Density. Deaths, and Notification Rate in London, and the undermentioned South London Districts, during the year 1893.
    Sanitary Area.Estimated Population middle of 1893.Persons to an Acre.Annual rate per 1,000 living.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age to 1,000 Births.Notification rate per 1,000.
    Deaths from all Causes.Deathsfr'm principal Zymotic Diseases.
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    TABLE V.—Zymotic Diseases, 1893. Street List of Cases and Deaths from the undermentioned Diseases.
    Locality.Small Pox.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal.Fever (Mostly Enteric or Typhoid.)Locality.Small Pox.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal.Fever (Mostly Enteric or Typhoid.)
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    TABLE V.—Zymotic Diseases, 1893.—(Continued.) Street List of Gases and Deaths from the undermentioned Diseases.
    Locality.Small Pox.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal.Fever (Mostly Enteric or Typhoid).Locality.Small Pox.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal.Fever (Mostly Enteric or Typhoid).
  • Page 87
    SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
    Name of Sample.Adulterated.Unadulterated.Total.
  • Page 87
    The above Table shows 25.6 per cent. of the samples to be to the prejudice of the Purchaser.
  • Page 87
    SUMMONSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR.