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St George (Southwark) 1859

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

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TABLE 5.— Cases of Sickness among the Poor.

Weeks.OUT-DOORWORKHOUSE
Kent Road, Mr. BabbageLondon Road, Mr. WakemBorough Road, Mr. LlewellynMr. Brown
Old CasesNew CasesTotal.Old CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotalOld CasesNew CasesTotal
130295919234258318911311124
21540552821495630861155120
336347025224739286710912121
419102926214744277110912121
550368631275843378010611117
635296429215052338510812120
74325681819376329921069115
83532671124355928871035108
937337016334948429210615121
10382967273158573895949103
113344771842606052112938101
1244357917254270401109414108
13422567637436548113948102
TOTAL.457401Average under care weekly, 66271346*Average under care weekly, 47714463Average under care weekly, 90131Average under care weekly,| 114
Grand Total Out-door—Old Cases, 1442, New Cases, 1210 = Average under care weekly—Out-door, 203—In-door, 114. N.B__It should be here remarked, that " Old Case" means only those cases of illness that remain on the books more than one week, and consequently involve repetition of the same case. • The number of orders issued for the district was 412, 346 only appear in the Medical Officer's books.
Corresponding Quarter of last Year45433560388304537924759772