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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]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the second Quarter, 1857.

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TABLE 3.—Mortality and Meteorology.

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
	Total Zymotic Disease	Diarrhoea	Chest Diseases		Total Mortality	Average of the Weeks for 10 years		of Highest	of Lowest
	Total Zymotic Disease	Diarrhoea	Phthisis	All other	Total Mortality	Average of the Weeks for 10 years		of Highest	of Lowest
1	3	0	2	6	25	23.9	29.457	54.9	44.9	34.8	3.0	S.W.	0.39	* The amount of Rain was less than the Average of the Quarter for many years, which, according to Howard, is 5.719; in the corresponding Quarter last year 6.25. Highest temparature June 28th, 92.5. Meteorology from Dr. Thomson's reports taken at St. Thomas's Hospital.
2	2	0	8	3	26	24.6	29.651	60.2	47.5	44.2	3.6	variable	0.51
3	3	0	6	7	28	21.9	29.576	53.7	39.3	35.1	2.6	variable	0.48
4	2	1	1	4	14	24.3	30.004	59.3	44.0	38.1	2.8	N.	0.10
5	6	0	4	4	22	22.9	30.149	48.9	39.1	32.1	2.3	N.E.	0.16
6	9	1	1	8	31	22.7	30.094	54.5	39.2	33.1	2.5	N.E.	0.00
7	7	1	3	5	25	21.7	29.931	67.4	51.7	46.2	3.8	variable	0.33
8	3	0	3	3	18	24.5	29.834	71.9	53.2	47.2	3.9	W.	0.58
9	9	1	1	4	29	25.7	29.723	69.5	51.7	43.9	3.5	variable	0.08
10	3	2	4	1	21	24.1	29.998	73.3	53.9	48.3	4.0	S.W.	0.01
11	3	1	3	3	22	23.3	29.879	69.9	52.4	43.9	3.6	S.W.	0.99
12	6	1	1	2	18	20.3	30.016	71.1	49.7	42.1	3.2	E.	0.92
13	4	1	4	3	20	21.9	30.158	82.2	59.7	52.1	4.6	E.	0.19
Summaries and Averages	60	9	41	53	299	301.8	29.864	65.3	48.8	42.9	3.4	S.W. and E.	4.74
Summaries and Averages	60	9	94		299	301.8	29.864	65.3	48.8	42.9	3.4	S.W. and E.	4.74