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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 first Quarter, 1857.
TABLE 3.—Mortality and Meteorology.
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Zymotic Disease | Diarrhœa | Chest Diseases | Total Mortality | Average of the weeks for 10 years | Highest | Lowest | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 29.9 | 29.864 | 45.1 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 2 6 | w. | .59 | * The amount of Rain was much less than the Average of the Quarter for many years, which, according to Howard, is 5.092; notwithstanding in January it was greatly in excess. Meteorology from Dr. Thomson's reports taken at St. Thomas's Hospital. | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 33.3 | 29.845 | 43.8 | 36.0 | 34.1 | 2.4 | S.W.N.E. | 1.02 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 33.9 | 29.745 | 43.2 | 35.1 | 34.9 | 2.5 | variable | .47 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29.6 | 29.704 | 45.5 | 37.5 | 35.9 | 2.6 | SW.NW. | .38 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 30.0 | 29.731 | 37.4 | 29 5 | 29.2 | 2.0 | N.E. | .20 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 28.6 | 29.894 | 38.6 | 30.3 | 28.5 | 2.0 | N.E.S.W. | .04 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 26.6 | 29.970 | 48.2 | 37.5 | 34.7 | 2.5 | s.w. | .19 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 25.9 | 30.115 | 49.8 | 38.7 | 38.7 | 2.9 | s.w. | .... | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 26.5 | 30.348 | 49.8 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 2.7 | variable | ... | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 30.8 | 30.272 | 51.3 | 40.7 | 36.9 | 2.8 | variable | .03 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 28.2 | 29.726 | 45.6 | 34.4 | 29.7 | 2.1 | W.S.W | .40 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 28.1 | 29.827 | 55.5 | 41.9 | 38.6 | 2.8 | variable | .35 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 27.7 | 29.752 | 45.9 | 35.1 | 31.2 | 2.3 | variable | ... | ||
| Summaries and Averages | 33 | 3 | 144 | 331 | 379.1 | 29.898 | 46.6 | 36.8 | 34.5 | 2.5 | S.W. | 3.62 | ||