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, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Property value. | Contribution to the Poor, | ||
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in 1846. | in 1855. |
1855 | 1856 | 1857 | Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854 |
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Conditions of Locality | Parish | Height above Trinity High Water Mark | Area in Acres | Population, 1851 | Each Person represents Annual Value | Each Person pays to Relief of Poor | Same Rate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should pay | Density. Persons to an Acre | Average Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850 | Mortality from Cholera, to every 10,000 Inhabitants. Mean of 1840 & 1854 | The Quarter ending March 28th, 1857 | ||||||||||
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Total Zymotic Mortality | Fever | Diarrhoea | Total Mortality | Births | Excess of Births over Deaths to Mar. 31 |
Week | DEATHS, from local weekly returns | Barometer corrected Mean | Thermometer | Dew Point | Weight of Vapour in cubic foot of air, grains | Wind | Rain in inches | |||||||
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Total Zymotic Disease | Diarrhœa | Chest Diseases | Total Mortality | Average of the weeks for 10 years | Highest | Lowest |
Diseases | Districts | Sex | Ages | |||||||||||||||
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Kent Road, 105 acres | Boro' Rd. 65 acres. (including Workhouse deaths) | London Road, 112 acres | Males | Females | Total | Under 1 year | From I to 5 years | From 5 lo 10 years | Total under 10 years | From 10 to 20 years | From 20 to 30 years | from 30 to 40 years | From 40 to 50 years | From 50 to 60 years | From 60 to 70 years | Over 70 years of age | ||
Population, 1851 | ||||||||||||||||||
18,126 | 15,862 | 17.836 |
Weeks | Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakem | Borough Road, Mr. Davies | ||||||
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Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total |
DISEASES | Cases | Deaths |
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Cases | Number of houses or places visited | Number of Visits of Medical Officer and Inspector | Premises unclean, or dilapidated within | Overcrowded | Unfit for habitation | Insufficient Ventilation | Without Water | Water receptacle none, bad, or without cover | Bad Drainage | Foul Cesspool | Water Closet without Water | Yard badly paved | Without Dust-bin | Nuisances from animals badly kept | ! Slaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome state | Burial Vaults requiring improvement |
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Small Pox | Measles | Scarlatina | Cough | Diarrhoea | Typhus | Total |
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1855 | 1856 | 1857 | Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854 |
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Conditions of Locality | Parish | Height above Trinity High Water Mark | Area in Acres | Population, 1851 | Each Person represents Annual Value | Each Person pays to Relief of Poor | Same Pate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should pay | Density. Persons to an Acre | Average Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850 | Mortality from Cholera, to every 10,000 Inhabitants. Mean of 1840 & 1854 | The Quarter ending June 27th, 1857 | |||||||||||
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Zymotic Mortality | Fever | Diarrhoea | Total Mortality | Deaths to 1000 Living | Births | Excess of Births over Deaths to June 30 |
Week | DEATHS, from local weekly returns | Barometer corrected Mean | Thermometer (Averages) | Dew Point | Weight of Vapour in cubic foot of air, grains | Wind | Rain in inches | |||||||
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Total Zymotic Disease | Diarrhoea | Chest Diseases | Total Mortality | Average of the Weeks for 10 years | of Highest | of Lowest | ||||||||
Phthisis | All other |
DISEASES | District Mortality | NEW CASES OF SICKNESS DURING THE QUARTER | |||||||||||||||||
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Estimated present Population, 55,000 | Out and In-door Poor | INSTITUTIONS, 9 Weeks, April 26th to June 27th | |||||||||||||||||
Kent Road 105 Acres. Ppn. 1851, 18,126 | London Road, 112 Acres Ppn. 1851, 17,836 | Boro' Road, 65 Acres. Ppn. 1851, 15,862 | Workhouse. Average Inmates, 427 | Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakem | Boro' Road, Mr. Llewellyn | Workhouse, Mr. Brown | Royal South London Dispensary | Bethlehem Hospital, &c. Av. Inmts. 600 | Queen's Bench Prison | School for Indigent Blind | Asylum for Deaf & Dumb | Magdalen Hospital | Sickness Total |
Weeks | Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakem | Borough Road, Mr. Llewellyn | ||||||||
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Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total |
CAUSES OK DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | ||||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4__ | 5.— | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20 | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 8O and upwda. |
CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | ||||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4.— | 5.— | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20. | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 80 and upwds. |
Cases | Number of Houses or Places visited | Number of Visits of Medical Officer and Inspector | Premises unclean, or dilapidated within | Overcrowded | Unfit for habitation | Insufficient Ventilation | Water | Water receptacle none, bad, or without cover | Bad Drainage | Foul Cesspool | Water Closet defective, or without Water | Yard badly paved | Refuse accumulated | Dustbin, none or imperfect | Nuisances from animals badly kept | Slaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome state | Burial Vaults requiring improvement | ||
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Deficient | No supply |
1855 | 1856 | 1857 | Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854 |
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Conditions of Locality | Parish | Height above Trinity High Water Mark | Area in Acres | Population, 1851 | Each Person represents Annual Value Reg. General's Report | Each Person pays to Relief of Poor Pop. 1851, rates 1856 | Same Rate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should pay | Density. Persons to an Acre | Average Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850 | Mortality from Cholera, to every i 10,000 Inhabitants, j Mean of 1840 & 1854 j | Deaths to 1000 Living 1841—50 | The Quarter ending September, 1857 | ||||||||||
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Zymotic Mortality | Fever | Diarrhoea | Total Mortality to Sept. 30 | Births | Excess of Births over Deaths to Sept. 30 |
DEATHS, from local weekly returns | Barometer corrected Mean | Thermometer ( Averages) | Dew Point. Mean. | Wind | Rain in inches | ||||||||
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Week | Total Zvmotic Disease | Diarrhoea | Chest Diseases | Total Mortality | Average of ths weeks for 10 years | of Highest | of Lowest | ||||||
Phthisis | All other |
DISEASES | District Mortality | NEW CASES OF SICKNESS DURING THE QUARTER | |||||||||||||||||||
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Estimated present Population, 55,000 | Out and In-door Poor | INSTITUTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||
Kent Road | London Road, | Boro' Road, | Workhouse. | Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakem | Bcro' Road, Mr. Llewellyn | Workhouse, Mr. Brown | Royal South London Dispensary | Bethlehem Hospital, &c. | 15 Acres Av. Inmts. 600 | Queen's Bench Prison | School for Indigent Blind Acres, 3.3.10 Av. In.,&c., 175 | Asylum for Deaf Sc Dumb 4 Acres Av. Inmtg. 340 | Magdalen Hospital 3£ Acres Av. Inmts. 130 | Sickness Total | ||||||
Ppn. 1851, 18,120 | Ppn. 1851, 17,836 | Ppn. 1851, 15,862 | Average Inmates, 450 |
Weeks | OUT - DOOR | WORKHOUSE | ||||||||||
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Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakem | Borough Road, Mr. Llewellyn | Mr. Brown | |||||||||
Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Case3 | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total |
CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | ||||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4— | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10- | 15.- | All under 20 | 20.— | 40.— | 60.- | 80 and upwds. |
CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | |||||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1.¡ª | 2. V | 3.¡ª | 4.¡ª | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.¡ª | 15.¡ª | All under 20. | 20.¡ª | 40.¡ª | 60.¡ª | 80 and upwds. |
Cases | Number of Houses or Places visited | Number of Visits of Medical Officer and Inspector | Premises unclean, or dilapidated within | Overcrowded | Unfit for habitation | Insufficient Ventilation | Water | Water receptacle, none, bad, or without cover | Bad Drainage | Foul Cesspool | Water Closet defective, or without Water | Insufficient Privy accommodation | Yard badly paved | Cellar badly paved | Refuse accumulated | Dustbin, none or imperfect | Nuisances from animals badly kept | Slaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome condition | Burial Vaults requiring improvement | ||
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Deficient | No supply |
Date |
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1855 | 1856 | 1857 | Average Mortality of the Quarters from 1845 to 1854 |
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Conditions of Locality | Parish | Height above Trinity High Water Mark | Area in Acres | Population, 1851 | Each Person represents Annual Value Reg. General's Report | Each Person pays to Relief of Poor Pop. 1851, rates 1856 | Same Rate as St. Geo.'s Southwark, each should pay | Density. 1 Persons to an Acre | Average Annual Mortality in 10,000, 1841 to 1850 | Mortality from Cholera, to every 10,000 Inhabitants. Mean of 1840 & 1854 | Deaths to 1000 Living ' 1841-50 | The Quarter ending January 2, 1858, 14 weeks | ||||||||||
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Zymotic Mortality Six Diseases | Fever | Diarrhoea | Total Mortality | Births | Excess of Births over Deaths to Dec. 31 |
Week | DEATHS, from local weekly returns | Barometer corrected Mean | Thermometer (Averases) | Dew Point. Mean. | Wind | Bain in inches | |||||||
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Total Zymotic Disease | Diarrhoea | (Jhest Diseases | Total Mortality | Average of the eeks for 10 years | of Highest | of Lowest | |||||||
Phthisis | All other |
DISEASES | District Mortality | NEW CASES OF SICKNESS DURING THE QUARTER | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimated present Population, 55,000 | Out and In-door Poor | INSTITUTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kent Road 105 Acres. | London Road, 112 Acres | Boro' Road, 65 Acres. | Workhouse. | Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakern | j Boro' Rond, Mr. Llewellyn | Workhouse, Mr. Brown | Royal South London Dispensary | Bethlehem Hospital, &c. A v. Inmts. 337 la Acres | House of Occupations, Av. Inmts. 192 | Queen's Bench Prison | School for Indigent Blind Acres, 3.3.10 Av Inmate*. 17^ | Asylum tor Deaf Ac Dumb 4 Acres Av. lnm*P. 340 | Jtlagrialen Hospital 3£ Acres Av. Inmts 130 | British Schools, | | Acre, Av. Inmts. 84 | Yorkshiie Schls Westminster Rd. | f Acre, Av. Inmts. 38 | Sickness Total | |||
Ppn. 1851, 18,126 | Ppn. 1851, 17,836 | Ppn. 1851, 15,862 | Average Inmates, 475 |
Weeks | OUT - DOOE | WORKHOUSE | ||||||||||
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Kent Road, Mr. Babbage | London Road, Mr. Wakem | Borough Road, Mr. Llewellyn | Mr. Brown | |||||||||
Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Crises | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total | Old Cases | New Cases | Total |
CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | |||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 2.— | 3.— | 4__ | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20 | 20.— | 40.— | GO.— | | 80 and upwdi. |
CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | |||||||||||||||
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M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4.— | All under ft | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20. | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 80 and upwds. |
Cases | Number of Houses or Places visited | Number of Visits of Medical Officer and Inspector | Premises unclean, or dilapidated within | Overcrowded | Unfit for habitation | Insufficient Ventilation | Water | Water receptacle, none, bad, or without cover | Bad Drainage | Foul Cesspool | Water Closet defective, or without Water | Yard badly paved | Cellar badly paved | Refuse accumulated | Dustbin, none or imperfect | Nuisances from animals badly kept | Slaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome state | Burial Vaults requiring improvement | ||
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Deficient | No supply |
The following are from the fourth quarterly report:— 1 The following are cases taken in hand during this, the eighth quarter :— | ||||||||||
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6 to 10, Spiller's-court. | Date |