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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Brought forward | 657 | 417 | 1047 |
| 43, Camden Road | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2, Riley Street, Bermondsey | 1 | — | 1 |
| In Kennington Lane | 1 | 1 | |
| In Silwood Street, Rotherhithe | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wandsworth Prison | 1 | — | 1 |
| River Thames | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Totals | 666 | 420 | 1086 |
When those persons who were non-parishioners, but who died in
our Borough have been deducted, and the outlying deaths added, the
actual or "corrected" number of deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area
is found to be 3,742, of which number 2,002 were males, and 1,740
females.
The death-rate when calculated on this "corrected" number is 18T
per 1,000 inhabitants for the whole Borough for the year 1903, as against
21'7 for the year 1902.
Death Rate for the last Thirteen Years for the three Divisions of the Borough.
| Newington. | St. George's. | St. Saviour's. | Whole Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 24.3 | — |
| 1892 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.5 | — |
| 1893 | 24.2 | 28.4 | 24.2 | — |
| 1894 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 21.0 | — |
| 1895 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 26.5 | — |
| 1896 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 22'8 | — |
| 1897 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 24.6 | — |
| 1898 | 20.5 | 24.4 | 23.6 | — |
| 1899 | 24.0 | 27.7 | 251 | — |
| 1900 | 21.9 | 27.3 | 25.2 | — |
| 1901 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.4 |
| 1902 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 21.7 |
| 1903 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.1 |