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St George (Southwark) 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Table 6—St. George's Workhouse, Southwark. State of the Sick Wards, the Quarter ending September, 1856.
| Ages. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease. | Males. | Females | Under 5. | From 5 to 10 | From 10 to 20. | From 20 to 40. | From 40 to 60. | From 60 to 70. | From 70 to 80. | From 80 to 90. | Over 90. | Total. | Deaths |
| Small Pox | |||||||||||||
| Measles | |||||||||||||
| Scarlatina | |||||||||||||
| Hooping Cough | |||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Cholera | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Fever | 7 | i 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Puerperal Fever | |||||||||||||
| Lung Diseases, except Phthisis | 9 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Phthisis | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | |||||||
| Hydrocephalus, Tabes, Scropluila, Spas- mixlic Croup, Convulsions of Inlants.. | 1? | 1 ? | 1? | 5 | |||||||||
| Mental Disease | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| Infirmity | 10 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 40 | |||||
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 54 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 over 100 | 124 | 17 |
| Violence, Privation, Poison, and Premature Birth | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Labors | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||||||||
| Itch and uncleanly diseases not included above | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 98 | 183 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 62 | 65 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 281 | 42 | |
Table 6—St. George's Workhouse, Southwark. State of the Sick Wards, the Quarter ending
September, 1856.
Ages.
Disease.
Males.
Females
Under
5.
From
5
to 10
From
10
to 20.
From
20
to 40.
From
40
to 60.
From
60
to 70.
From
70
to 80.
From
80
to 90.
Over
90.
Total.
Deaths
Small Pox
Measles
Scarlatina
Hooping Cough
Diarrhoea and Dysentery
1
8
2
3
3
1
9
1
Cholera
1
1
1
Fever
7
i 9
4
3
5
3
1
16
2
Erysipelas
2
2
2
1
1
4
Puerperal Fever
Lung Diseases, except Phthisis
9
22
6
6
12
3
4
31
6
Phthisis
9
9
10
8
18
10
Hydrocephalus, Tabes, Scropluila, Spas-
mixlic Croup, Convulsions of Inlants..
1?
1 ?
1?
5
Mental Disease
2
14
1
6
5
3
1
16
Infirmity
10
30
1
13
14
10
2
40
Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic
54
70
2
1
12
27
33
32
15
2
1 over
100
124
17
Violence, Privation, Poison, and
Premature Birth
1
2
3
3
1
Labors
17
3
14
17
Itch and uncleanly diseases not
included above
1
1
1
98
183
6
1
23
72
62
65
33
17
2
281
42
Signed.WILLIAM RENDLE.
Passmore, Printer, Borough Road.