Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 8.
Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1904 and Previous Years. Name of District—BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate* | Number. | Rate* | |||||||
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
1893 | ||||||||||||
1894 | ||||||||||||
1895 | ||||||||||||
1896 | ||||||||||||
1897 | ||||||||||||
1898 | ||||||||||||
1899 | ||||||||||||
1900 | 209,309 | 6979 | 33.3 | 1218 | 174 | 3652 | 17.4 | 728 | 263 | 1581 | 4970 | 23.7 |
1901 | 206,219 | 6875 | 33.3 | 1150 | 167 | 3600 | 17.4 | 770 | 482 | 1295 | 4413 | 21.4 |
1902 | 206,825 | 6897 | 33.3 | 1143 | 166 | 3765 | 18.2 | 900 | 570 | 1300 | 4495 | 21.7 |
1903 | 207,369 | 6717 | 32.3 | 1021 | 148 | 3240 | 15.6 | 913 | 584 | 1086 | 3742 | 18.1 |
Averages for years 1891-1900 | ||||||||||||
1904 | 207,937 | 6557 | 31.5 | 1202 | 183 | 3740 | 18.0 | 1116 | 710 | 1133 | 4169 | 20.0 |
*Rates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 calculated per 1000 of estimated population.
Area of District in Acres (exclusive of area covered by water) 1131.5
Total population at all ages 206,180
Number of inhabited houses 20,878
Average number of persons per house 9.8.
At Census
of 1901
Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District. Guy's Hospital, Evelina Hospital, Bethlem Hospital, Royal Eye Hospital
II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District. See page 10. (Outlying deaths, with localities)
III. Other Institutions, the deaths in whichb have been distributed among the several localities in the District. Newington Workhouse, St. George's Work-house, Christchurch Workhouse.