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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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4 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.

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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. 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
£S.d.s.d.s.d.1.1
Dense Population.St. James*5816436,40612134103300222206840222752199...67
HiGH Level
Wealthy.
Sparse Population,Hampstead350225211,98651608313951789-518213184...35
High Level.
Medium Circumstances.
Dense Population.St. Giles6824554,21451285913422125237027641610410...76
High Level.
Medium Circumstances.
Sparse Population.Camberwell4434254,667440591051323194024331011341...192
Low Level.
Poor.
St. George's, Southwark,—M.p.
Dense Population.Kent-rd. District110518,126.........17325213251343...8288...
Low Level.Borough-rd. „26515,862.. ....244347...1938...9186...
Poor.London-rd. „011217,836......159250...921...7876...
Total028251,824364710710184281...3041912343251250149
501
Newington162464,186315081810104247122.52641139465...245
Bermondsey068848,128309547170268159.52853716330...264
Dense Population.
Medium Height.Bethnal Green3876090,19311003103611924255.0261473523638...376
Very Poor.
All London......2,480,347516l64139.........25..................