Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Parish, of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
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STATISTICS OF RELIEF,
From March, 1861, to March, 1862.
| For the Week ending— | Number of Out Door Poor. | Amount of Relief given. | Number of Poor in the Workhouse. | Number of Lunatic Poor. | Imbeciles in Eagle House. | Number of Children at Mitcham. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1861 | 2016 | £85 | 15 | 11 | 447 | 50 | 44 | 199 |
| „ 13 | 1962 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 455 | 52 | 44 | 190 |
| „ 20 | 1975 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 449 | 52 | 44 | 190 |
| „ 27 | 1983 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 439 | 54 | 46 | 203 |
| May 4 | 1981 | 85 | 7 | 6 | 442 | 54 | 46 | 198 |
| „ 11 | 1918 | 80 | 5 | 3 | 428 | 54 | 46 | 201 |
| „ 18 | 1910 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 428 | 54 | 47 | 201 |
| „ 25 | 1809 | 79 | 3 | 11 | 402 | 54 | 48 | 192 |
| June 1 | 1766 | 78 | 4 | 11 | 394 | 53 | 48 | 199 |
| „ 8 | 1805 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 370 | 53 | 53 | 187 |
| „ 15 | 1836 | 80 | 15 | 4½ | 363 | 54 | 53 | 192 |
| „ 22 | 1824 | 78 | 10 | 10½ | 362 | 54 | 52 | 182 |
| „ 29 | 1748 | 77 | 9 | 11 | 356 | 54 | 53 | 185 |
| July 6 | 1827 | 78 | 5 | 3¼ | 351 | 54 | 52 | 191 |
| „ 13 | 1808 | 78 | 8 | 7¾ | 395 | 54 | 52 | 193 |
| „ 20 | 1738 | 76 | 3 | 7 | 392 | 56 | 53 | 197 |
| „ 27 | 1849 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 394 | 56 | 53 | 201 |
| August 3 | 1802 | 77 | 1 | 7 | 401 | 56 | 54 | 203 |
| „ 10 | 1788 | 74 | 14 | 11¼ | 395 | 57 | 55 | 201 |
| „ 17 | 1662 | 72 | 7 | 4¼ | 391 | 55 | 55 | 205 |
| „ 24 | 1774 | 74 | 4 | 5¼ | 384 | 57 | 55 | 201 |
| „ 31 | 1747 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ?87 | 57 | 54 | 198 |
| September 7 | 1796 | 76 | 16 | 9½ | 406 | 57 | 53 | 209 |
| „ 14 | 1766 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 416 | 58 | 54 | 215 |
| „ 21 | 1824 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 415 | 58 | 54 | 210 |
| „ 28 | 1856 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 424 | 58 | 54 | 210 |
| October 5 | 1645 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 439 | 58 | 53 | 220 |
| „ 12 | 1690 | 71 | 11 | 8 | 451 | 58 | 52 | 220 |
| „ 19 | 1672 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 466 | 58 | 53 | 210 |
| „ 26 | 1676 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 465 | 58 | 54 | 217 |
| November 2 | 1712 | 73 | 4 | 11 | 471 | 58 | 54 | 223 |
| „ 9 | 1854 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 488 | 58 | 54 | 217 |
| „ 16 | 1915 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 487 | 58 | 54 | 225 |
| „ 23 | 1993 | 81 | 6 | 7 | 494 | 58 | 53 | 224 |
| „ 30 | 2058 | 81 | 9 | 4 | 500 | 58 | 53 | 221 |
| December 7 | 2068 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 492 | 50 | 53 | 217 |
| „ 14 | 2080 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 494 | 52 | 53 | 215 |
| „ 21 | 2134 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 484 | 52 | 51 | 215 |
| „ 28 | 2057 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 485 | 52 | 51 | 217 |
| January 4 1862 | 2325 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 487 | 52 | 50 | 220 |
| „ 11 | 2341 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 509 | 52 | 53 | 229 |
| „ 18 | 2463 | 89 | 19 | 10 | 484 | 54 | 54 | 229 |
| „ 25 | 2714 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 479 | 55 | 55 | 241 |
| February 1 | 2728 | 93 | 1 | 4 | 484 | 55 | 55 | 239 |
| „ 8 | 2577 | 94 | 11 | 486 | 55 | 59 | 245 | |
| „ 15 | 2591 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 502 | 55 | 64 | 358 |
| „ 22 | 2652 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 487 | 55 | 64 | 361 |
| March 1 | 2610 | 93 | 6 | 9 | 493 | 56 | 61 | 353 |
| „ 8 | 2485 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 489 | 56 | 61 | 237 |
| „ 15 | 2342 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 490 | 56 | 62 | 248 |
| „ 22 | 2244 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 496 | 56 | 62 | 248 |
| „ 29 | 2168 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 489 | 56 | 61 | 254 |
| Total amount of Out-door Relief | £4219 | 14 | 1¼ | |||||
| Weekly Average | 201011/13 | £81 | 2 | 11½ | 4434/5 | 553/26 | 533/10 | 2204/13 |