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Southwark 1893
Annual report for 1893 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health,—1893. 33
Table XX.
TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge
of the Medical Officer of Health, 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 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous. Croup. | Typhus. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Choleraic | Erysipelas. | ||||||||||||||||
| Census 1891. | Esti-matedtp middle of 1893. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boro' Road | 16,624 | 16,758 | 604 | Under 5 | ... | 6? | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5upwds. | 41 | 110 | 51 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 59 | ... | ... | 39 | 51 | 12 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ||||
| London Road | 21,221 | 21,203 | 689 | Under 5 | 3 | 68 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5upwds. | 28 | 160 | 53 | 3 | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 38 | ... | ... | 28 | 91 | 15 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Kent Road | 21,867 | 21,963 | 828 | Under 5 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5upwds. | 7 | 126 | 27 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | ... | ... | 7 | 54 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Evelina Hospital | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| St. George's Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Royal Bethlem Hospital and King Edward School | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Royal Eye Hospital | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 59,712 | 59,924 | 2121 | Under 5 5 upwds. | 4 | 185 396 | 45 131 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 76 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 76 | 4 | ... | 40 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 133 | ... | ... | 74 | 196 | 36 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | |||||||