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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| 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. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate* | |||||||||||
| Number. | Kate per 1000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate* | |||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | . 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 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 |
| 1904 | 207,937 | 6557 | 31.5 | 1202 | 183 | 3746 | 18.0 | 1116 | 710 | 1133 | 4169 | 20.0 |
| 1905 | 208,528 | 6250 | 30.0 | 984 | 157 | 3397 | 16.2 | 1093 | 724 | 1175 | 3848 | 18.5 |
| 1906 | 209,143 | 6079 | 29.1 | 961 | 158 | 3244 | 15.5 | 1026 | 674 | 1197 | 3767 | 18.0 |
| 1907 | 209,781 | 6023 | 28.7 | 858 | 142 | 3066 | 14.6 | 927 | 589 | 1294 | 3771 | 18.0 |
| Averages for years 1900-1907 | 208,139 | 6547 | 31.4 | 1067 | 162 | 3464 | 16.6 | 934 | 574 | 1257 | 4147 | 19.9 |
| 1908 | 210,442 | 6027 | 28.1 | 866 | 144 | 2969 | 13.8 | 1041 | 675 | 1194 | 3488 | 16.3 |
*Kates 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 At Census
Average number of persons per house 9.8 of 1901
I.
Institutions within the District receiving sick and
infirm persons from outside the District.
II.
Institutions outside the District receiving sick and
infirm persons from the District.
III.
Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been
distributed among the several localities in the
District.
Guy's Hospital, Evelina Hospital, Bethlem
Hospital, Royal Eye Hospital.
See page 12.
(Outlying deaths, with localities)
Newington Workhouse, St. George's Workhouse,
Christchurch Workhouse.