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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING LADY-DAY, 1861.
Me. Chairman and Gentlemen,
The time lias again come round, when it is my duty, to place before you the Annual
Report of the mortality, and sanatory condition of the Parish. I am glad to be enabled to
tell you of a diminished death rate;—for it is this "which, in the long run, will furnish the
best proof of the improved health of the Parish, and of the increased comfort, and contentment
of the people.
The registered births have reached to 1862; and the deaths to 1239; thus giving an
increase to the population of 623. There have been born, during the year, 915 Boys and
947 Girls; whilst 612 Males, and 627 Females have died.
Thus we have experienced an annual death-rate of 20.34 in 1000 living.
Now the death rate in 63 of the healthiest districts of England amounts to 17 in
1000 living: and there are a few districts in which the mortality is still lower, viz.—15 in
1000 living. Our death rate as I have stated, and which is corrected for increase of population,
is 20.34 in that number. Hence during the year there have taken place in this
Parish 204 deaths which would not have happened had St. George's been in as good and
healthy a state as these 63 districts.
I present you with a Table which shews the number of births and deaths that have
happened in each quarter for five years, the period in which you have acted as Vestrymen.