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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 3.—Mortality and Meteorology.
Week
DEATHS, from local weekly returns
Barometer
Thermometer
(Averages)
Wind
Rain
in inohes
Parish of Saint George the Martyr, South wark.
OF
TEAR
OF
QUARTER
Total
Zymotio
Disease
Diarrhoea
Chest
Diseases
Total
Mortality
Average of
the weeks
for 10 years
oorreoted
Mean
of
Highest
of
Lowest
Dew
Point.
Phthisis
All
other
27
1
10
2
3
2
25
21.4
29*773
67.2
52.5
48.2
Variable
0.93
The amount of Rain was much less than the Average of the Quarter for many
years, which, aooording to Howard, Is 6.370; corresponding Quarter
last year 8 34.
Meteorology from Dr. Thomson's reports taken at St. Thomas's Hospital,
except lines" which are the means for all London.
28
2
11
4
2
3
27
24.1
29.943
76.0
58.1
54.3
S.W.
0.57
29
3
17
6
3
2
29
28.3
29.866
79.2
56.2
51.9
S.W.
0.38
30
4
9
4
3
1
24
31.7
29.949
72.3
54.8
46.8
Variable
0.60
31
5
15
4
4
3
41
37.8
30.021
77.3
52.7
50.7
S.W.
0.04*
32
6
13
3
3
0
25
38.3
30.036
79.4
55.9
56.7
N.E.
0.74*
33
7
16
7
2
2
35
32.1
29.822
74.0
59.7
54.6
S.W.
0.82
34
8
15
4
2
2
30
32.6
30.034
68.0
54.8
48.0
N.W.
000
35
9
13
5
3
1
32
34.6
29 726
68.7
54.4
51.0
S.W.
o.oo
36
10
9
5
5
1
24
40.6
29.945
68.9
56.0
51.4
S.W.
0.30
37
11
10
0
0
1
24
43.4
30.079
76.2
57.6
55.9
N.E.
0.04
38
12
10
4
6
2
29
40.1
30.104
66.8
55.9
51.5
N.E.
0.20
39
13
8
1
1
2
24
30.4
30.104
65*8
54.4
49.8
S.E.
0.01
Summaries
and.
Averages
156
49
37
22
369
435.4
29.954
72.3
55.6
51.6
4.63
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