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St George (Southwark) 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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14 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southward.
TABLE No. 2.
| 1862—3 | 1863—4 | 1864—5 | 1865—6 | 1866—7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | |
| Quarter ending June | 546 | 338 | 569 | 405 | 469 | 410 | 359 | 315 | 491 | 375 |
| Quarter ending September | 484 | 334 | 498 | 373 | 494 | 357 | 479 | 351 | 466 | 377 |
| Quarter ending December | 520 | 364 | 552 | 404 | 516 | 450 | 552 | 383 | 509 | 366 |
| Quarter ending March | 524 | 434 | 513 | 507 | 589 | 429 | 599 | 433 | 578 | 384 |
| TOTAL | 2074 | 1470 | 2132 | 1689 | 2068 | 1646 | 2189 | 1482 | 2044 | 1502 |
In the second Table is shewn the number of Births and Deaths which have been registered
in each quarter during five years. In this period of time the greatest amount of
Births (2189) happened in the year 1865-6; and the greatest amount of Deaths (1689) in
1863-4. The range in the former being 121, in the latter 219.
TABLE No. 3.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 1866—7. | POPULATION IN 1861. |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Road | 468 | 19652 |
| Borough Road | 586 | 16668 |
| London Road | 448 | 19190 |
| TOTAL | 1502 | 55510 |
The district is divided into three sub-districts. The third Table points out the number
of deaths that have taken place in each. In the Kent-road sub-district nearly 23 have
died in 1000 persons living; whilst in the Borough-road sub-district 35 have died in 1000
persons living; and in the London-road sub-district almost 24. The ratio of deaths has
varied little from that of the last year.