Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London
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Found drowned 2 cases.
Suicide by taking Phosphorus Paste 1 ,,
,, ,, Prussic Acid 1 „
„ „ Laudanum 2 „
„ ,, Spirits of Salts 3 ,,
„ „ Creolin 1 „
„ ,, Carbolic Acid 2 „
,, ,, Throwing himself into Thames 2 „
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MORTUARY.
During the year 203 bodies were received into the Mortuary.
Number of Inquests held upon bodies
brought in for that purpose 179
Number of Bodies brought in for convenience
8
Number of Bodies brought in in which
death occurred from Infectious Diseases 13
200
TABLE 6.
The total number of Deaths in the Sanitary Area with the Ages, apportioned to the several Wards, and the Death-rate in each Ward:—
ward. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Rate per 1,000. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 50. | 50 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 and upwards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Mary's | 548 | 263 | 286 | 25.5 | 146 | 61 | 22 | 16 | 120 | 44 | 63 | 76 |
St. Paul's | 401 | 219 | 182 | 19.1 | 101 | 38 | 10 | 21 | 73 | 36 | 52 | 70 |
St. Peter's | 482 | 229 | 253 | 24.9 | 133 | 91 | 18 | 15 | 67 | 43 | 59 | 56 |
St. John's | 590 | 304 | 286 | 26.1 | 155 | 105 | 25 | 23 | 105 | 62 | 6r | 49 |
Trinity | 398 | 226 | 172 | 20.9 | 102 | 60 | 10 | 15 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 43 |
All Saints' | 550 | 304 | 246 | 26.3 | 157 | 110 | 21 | 19 | 99 | 45 | 46 | 53 |
Total | 2969 | 1545 | 1424 | 794 | 465 | 106 | 109 | 550 | 271 | 327 | 347 |