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Table 2.—Mortality of the Michaelmas Quarter, 1856, St. George's, Southwark,
compared with other Parishes.
St. Geoege's, Southwark.
Acres.
Population
1854.
Total Deaths
Zymotic includ8 Diarrhoea
Births.
M.
F.
Kent Road
105
18,933
98
47
„
22
65
75
Borough Road
65
16,208
140
42
„
21
71
56
London Road
112
18,368
101
21
„
14
77
89
Total
282
53,509
339
110
57
213
220
„
433
Camberwell
4342
59,873
273
55
„
25
456
Newington
624
66,034
391
90
„
41
659
Bermondsey
688
50,720
322
112
„
47
516
St. Giles
245
57,133
321
66
„
39
452
Table 3.—Meteorology and Mortality.
DEATHS.
Weight of
vapour in
cubic feet
of air.
Grains.
Wind.
Rain
in inches
The amount of rain was rather more than the average of the quarter for many years, which,
according to Howard, is 6.370.
Week.
Zymotic.
Diarrhoea
Chest
Diseases
Total.
Average
of the week
for 10 years
Barometer.
Corrected
mean.
Thermometer.
Dew
Point.
Highest.
Lowest.
1
5
0
6
22
21.5
30.145
73.4
54.0
45.6
3.79
N.W. NE.
.20
2
5
1
10
26
22.9
29.784
68.9
54.8
50.4
4.49
S.W.
.38
3
7
0
5
20
28.0
29.975
70.8
56.1
52.1
4.47
W.
.58
4
8
2
4
22
29.2
29.865
75.7
60.7
55.3
5.24
S.W.
.14
5
8
4
4
26
37.0
30.139
79.7
61.1
58.7
5.83
S.W.
.41
6
14
11
8
36
36.0
29.998
80.6
60.6
54.3
5.13
E.
.99
7
18
10
8
32
33.5
29.893
79.8
60.9
53.7
5.02
S.W.
.62
8
7
3
2
17
31.3
29.584
66.1
55.9
48.5
4.30
N.E.
1.61
9
15
12
6
36
35.0
29.938
69.2
56.4
50.6
4.59
S.W.
.09
10
5
3
2
18
39.9
30.032
67.8
53.3
45.2
3. 7
E.
11
6
3
8
22
43.5
29.972
67.8
54.9
49.6
4. 4
Variable.
.39
12
9
8
5
28
39.3
30.035
63.6
50.2
45.0
3. 4
N.W.
.16
13
3
0
8
34
31.6
29.396
61.5
49.2
42.4
3. 4
S.W.
1.05
Summaries
and averages
for the
Quarter.
110
57
76
339
428.7
29.876
70.5
55.8
50.0
4.45
sw.
6.89