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St George (Southwark) 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]

Published
1857
Pages
41
Tables
36

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    Seeing how this stands at the very basis of sanitary improvements in poor Parishes, I may be pardoned for introducing here a contrast between this Parish and three others—
    Property value.Contribution to the Poor,
    in 1846.in 1855.
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    TABLE 1.— Quarterly Mortality.
    185518561857Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854
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    TABLE 2.—Mortality, &c., compared with other Parishes.
    Conditions of LocalityParishHeight above Trinity High Water MarkArea in AcresPopulation, 1851Each Person represents Annual ValueEach Person pays to Relief of PoorSame Rate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should payDensity. Persons to an AcreAverage Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850Mortality from Cholera, to every 10,000 Inhabitants. Mean of 1840 & 1854The Quarter ending March 28th, 1857
    Total Zymotic MortalityFeverDiarrhoeaTotal MortalityBirthsExcess of Births over Deaths to Mar. 31
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    TABLE 3.—Mortality and Meteorology.
    WeekDEATHS, from local weekly returnsBarometer corrected MeanThermometerDew PointWeight of Vapour in cubic foot of air, grainsWindRain in inches
    Total Zymotic DiseaseDiarrhœaChest DiseasesTotal MortalityAverage of the weeks for 10 yearsHighestLowest
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    TABLE 4.—Mortality, classified according to Diseases, &c. POPULATION, 1851—51,824.
    DiseasesDistrictsSexAges
    Kent Road, 105 acresBoro' Rd. 65 acres. (including Workhouse deaths)London Road, 112 acresMalesFemalesTotalUnder 1 yearFrom I to 5 yearsFrom 5 lo 10 yearsTotal under 10 yearsFrom 10 to 20 yearsFrom 20 to 30 yearsfrom 30 to 40 yearsFrom 40 to 50 yearsFrom 50 to 60 yearsFrom 60 to 70 yearsOver 70 years of age
    Population, 1851
    18,12615,86217.836
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    TABLE 5.—Cases of Sickness among the Out-door Poor.
    WeeksKent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBorough Road, Mr. Davies
    Old CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotal
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    TABLE 6.—State of the Sick Wards in the Workhouse.
    DISEASESCasesDeaths
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    TABLE 7.—Sanitary Inspections during the Quarter ending 31st March, 1857.
    CasesNumber of houses or places visitedNumber of Visits of Medical Officer and InspectorPremises unclean, or dilapidated withinOvercrowdedUnfit for habitationInsufficient VentilationWithout WaterWater receptacle none, bad, or without coverBad DrainageFoul CesspoolWater Closet without WaterYard badly pavedWithout Dust-binNuisances from animals badly kept! Slaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome stateBurial Vaults requiring improvement
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    we lost fewer from the more preventible diseases. Then typhus and measles predominated; now hooping-cough and diarrhoea.
    Small PoxMeaslesScarlatinaCoughDiarrhoeaTyphusTotal
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    TABLE 1. — Quarterly Mortality.
    185518561857Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854
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    TABLE 2.—Mortality, &c., compared with other Parishes.
    Conditions of LocalityParishHeight above Trinity High Water MarkArea in AcresPopulation, 1851Each Person represents Annual ValueEach Person pays to Relief of PoorSame Pate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should payDensity. Persons to an AcreAverage Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850Mortality from Cholera, to every 10,000 Inhabitants. Mean of 1840 & 1854The Quarter ending June 27th, 1857
    Zymotic MortalityFeverDiarrhoeaTotal MortalityDeaths to 1000 LivingBirthsExcess of Births over Deaths to June 30
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    TABLE 3.—Mortality and Meteorology.
    WeekDEATHS, from local weekly returnsBarometer corrected MeanThermometer (Averages)Dew PointWeight of Vapour in cubic foot of air, grainsWindRain in inches
    Total Zymotic DiseaseDiarrhoeaChest DiseasesTotal MortalityAverage of the Weeks for 10 yearsof Highestof Lowest
    PhthisisAll other
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    TABLE 4—Mortality and Sickness in Districts, &c.
    DISEASESDistrict MortalityNEW CASES OF SICKNESS DURING THE QUARTER
    Estimated present Population, 55,000Out and In-door PoorINSTITUTIONS, 9 Weeks, April 26th to June 27th
    Kent Road 105 Acres. Ppn. 1851, 18,126London Road, 112 Acres Ppn. 1851, 17,836Boro' Road, 65 Acres. Ppn. 1851, 15,862Workhouse. Average Inmates, 427Kent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBoro' Road, Mr. LlewellynWorkhouse, Mr. BrownRoyal South London DispensaryBethlehem Hospital, &c. Av. Inmts. 600Queen's Bench PrisonSchool for Indigent BlindAsylum for Deaf & DumbMagdalen HospitalSickness Total
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    TABLE 5.—Cases of Sickness among the Out-door Poor.
    WeeksKent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBorough Road, Mr. Llewellyn
    Old CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotal
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    Table 6.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Quarter ending June 27th, 1857. (13 Weeks.)
    CAUSES OK DEATHALL AGESAGES
    M.F.T.Under 11.—2.—3.—4__5.—All under 55 to 1010.—15.—All under 2020.—40.—60.—8O and upwda.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the second Quarter, 1857.
    CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAGES
    M.F.T.Under 11.—2.—3.—4.—5.—All under 55 to 1010.—15.—All under 20.20.—40.—60.—80 and upwds.
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    TABLE 7. — Sanitary Inspections during the Quarter ending 27th June, 1857.
    CasesNumber of Houses or Places visitedNumber of Visits of Medical Officer and InspectorPremises unclean, or dilapidated withinOvercrowdedUnfit for habitationInsufficient VentilationWaterWater receptacle none, bad, or without coverBad DrainageFoul CesspoolWater Closet defective, or without WaterYard badly pavedRefuse accumulatedDustbin, none or imperfectNuisances from animals badly keptSlaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome stateBurial Vaults requiring improvement
    DeficientNo supply
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    Names of Places, and Dates of Official or Friendly Notices are annexed in which the Work ordered was not completed at the end of the Quarter.
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    TABLE 1.— Quarterly Mortality.
    185518561857Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854
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    TABLE 2.— Mortality, &c., compared with other Parishes.
    Conditions of LocalityParishHeight above Trinity High Water MarkArea in AcresPopulation, 1851Each Person represents Annual Value Reg. General's ReportEach Person pays to Relief of Poor Pop. 1851, rates 1856Same Rate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should payDensity. Persons to an AcreAverage Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850Mortality from Cholera, to every i 10,000 Inhabitants, j Mean of 1840 & 1854 jDeaths to 1000 Living 1841—50The Quarter ending September, 1857
    Zymotic MortalityFeverDiarrhoeaTotal Mortality to Sept. 30BirthsExcess of Births over Deaths to Sept. 30
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    TABLE 3.— Mortality and Meteorology.
    DEATHS, from local weekly returnsBarometer corrected MeanThermometer ( Averages)Dew Point. Mean.WindRain in inches
    WeekTotal Zvmotic DiseaseDiarrhoeaChest DiseasesTotal MortalityAverage of ths weeks for 10 yearsof Highestof Lowest
    PhthisisAll other
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    TABLE 4.— Mortality and Sickness in Districts, &c.
    DISEASESDistrict MortalityNEW CASES OF SICKNESS DURING THE QUARTER
    Estimated present Population, 55,000Out and In-door PoorINSTITUTIONS
    Kent RoadLondon Road,Boro' Road,Workhouse.Kent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBcro' Road, Mr. LlewellynWorkhouse, Mr. BrownRoyal South London DispensaryBethlehem Hospital, &c.15 Acres Av. Inmts. 600Queen's Bench PrisonSchool for Indigent Blind Acres, 3.3.10 Av. In.,&c., 175Asylum for Deaf Sc Dumb 4 Acres Av. Inmtg. 340Magdalen Hospital 3£ Acres Av. Inmts. 130Sickness Total
    Ppn. 1851, 18,120Ppn. 1851, 17,836Ppn. 1851, 15,862Average Inmates, 450
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    TABLE 5. — Cases of Sickness among the Poor.
    WeeksOUT - DOORWORKHOUSE
    Kent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBorough Road, Mr. LlewellynMr. Brown
    Old CasesNew CasesTotalOld Case3New CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotal
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    Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark. TABLE 6.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Quarter ending September 26th, 1857. (13 Weeks.)
    CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAGES
    M.F.T.Under 11.—2.—3.—4—All under 55 to 1010-15.-All under 2020.—40.—60.-80 and upwds.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the third Quarter, 1857. 9
    CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAGES
    M.F.T.Under 11.¡ª2. V3.¡ª4.¡ªAll under 55 to 1010.¡ª15.¡ªAll under 20.20.¡ª40.¡ª60.¡ª80 and upwds.
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    10 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark. Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the third Quarter, 1857. 11 TABLE 7.— Sanitary Inspections during the Quarter ending 26th September, 1857.
    CasesNumber of Houses or Places visitedNumber of Visits of Medical Officer and InspectorPremises unclean, or dilapidated withinOvercrowdedUnfit for habitationInsufficient VentilationWaterWater receptacle, none, bad, or without coverBad DrainageFoul CesspoolWater Closet defective, or without WaterInsufficient Privy accommodationYard badly pavedCellar badly pavedRefuse accumulatedDustbin, none or imperfectNuisances from animals badly keptSlaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome conditionBurial Vaults requiring improvement
    DeficientNo supply
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    Names of Places, and Dates of Official or Friendly Notices are annexed, in which the Work ordered leas not completed at the end of the Quarter.
    Date
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    TABLE 1.— Quarterly Mortality. /
    185518561857Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854
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    ——-- r . TABLE 2.— Mortality, &c., compared with other Parishes.
    Conditions of LocalityParishHeight above Trinity High Water MarkArea in AcresPopulation, 1851Each Person represents Annual Value Reg. General's ReportEach Person pays to Relief of Poor Pop. 1851, rates 1856Same Rate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should payDensity. 1 Persons to an AcreAverage Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850Mortality from Cholera, to every 10,000 Inhabitants. Mean of 1840 & 1854Deaths to 1000 Living ' 1841-50The Quarter ending January 2, 1858, 14 weeks
    Zymotic Mortality Six DiseasesFeverDiarrhoeaTotal MortalityBirthsExcess of Births over Deaths to Dec. 31
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    TAJBX/E 3.— Mortality and Meteorology. Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the fourth Quarter, 1857.
    WeekDEATHS, from local weekly returnsBarometer corrected MeanThermometer (Averases)Dew Point. Mean.WindBain in inches
    Total Zymotic DiseaseDiarrhoea(Jhest DiseasesTotal MortalityAverage of the eeks for 10 yearsof Highestof Lowest
    PhthisisAll other
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    TABLE 4.— Mortality and Sickness in Districts, &c.
    DISEASESDistrict MortalityNEW CASES OF SICKNESS DURING THE QUARTER
    Estimated present Population, 55,000Out and In-door PoorINSTITUTIONS
    Kent Road 105 Acres.London Road, 112 AcresBoro' Road, 65 Acres.Workhouse.Kent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. Wakernj Boro' Rond, Mr. LlewellynWorkhouse, Mr. BrownRoyal South London DispensaryBethlehem Hospital, &c. A v. Inmts. 337 la AcresHouse of Occupations, Av. Inmts. 192Queen's Bench PrisonSchool for Indigent Blind Acres, 3.3.10 Av Inmate*. 17^Asylum tor Deaf Ac Dumb 4 Acres Av. lnm*P. 340Jtlagrialen Hospital 3£ Acres Av. Inmts 130British Schools,| Acre, Av. Inmts. 84Yorkshiie Schls Westminster Rd.f Acre, Av. Inmts. 38Sickness Total
    Ppn. 1851, 18,126Ppn. 1851, 17,836Ppn. 1851, 15,862Average Inmates, 475
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    TABLE 5. — Cases of Sickness among the Poor.
    WeeksOUT - DOOEWORKHOUSE
    Kent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBorough Road, Mr. LlewellynMr. Brown
    Old CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CrisesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotal
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    Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southieark.
    CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAGES
    M.F.T.Under 12.—3.—4__All under 55 to 1010.—15.—All under 2020.—40.—GO.—| 80 and upwdi.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the fourth Quarter, 1857. 9
    CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAGES
    M.F.T.Under 11.—2.—3.—4.—All under ft5 to 1010.—15.—All under 20.20.—40.—60.—80 and upwds.
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    10 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark. Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the fourth Quarter, 1857. 11
    CasesNumber of Houses or Places visitedNumber of Visits of Medical Officer and InspectorPremises unclean, or dilapidated withinOvercrowdedUnfit for habitationInsufficient VentilationWaterWater receptacle, none, bad, or without coverBad DrainageFoul CesspoolWater Closet defective, or without WaterYard badly pavedCellar badly pavedRefuse accumulatedDustbin, none or imperfectNuisances from animals badly keptSlaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome stateBurial Vaults requiring improvement
    DeficientNo supply
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    Names of Places, and Dates of Official or Friendly Notices are annexed, which the Work ordered was not completed at the end of the Quay ter.
    The following are from the fourth quarterly report:— 1 The following are cases taken in hand during this, the eighth quarter :—
    6 to 10, Spiller's-court.Date