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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Statistics of Relief.
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STATISTICS OF RELIEF,
| For the Week ending- | Number of Out-Boor Poor. | Amount of Relief given. | Number of Poor in the "Workhouse | Number of Lunatic Poor. | Imbeciles in Eagle House. | Number of Children at Mitcliam. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30,1867 | 3192 | £123 | 3 | 11 | 422 | 61 | 88 | 283 |
| April 6 | 3091 | 114 | 6 | 7½ | 417 | 61 | 89 | 279 |
| 13 | 2963 | 125 | 4 | 0½ | 413 | 60 | 89 | 272 |
| 20 | 2873 | 120 | 14 | 9½ | 418 | 60 | 84 | 270 |
| 27 | 2795 | 117 | 13 | 7½ | 414 | 60 | 85 | 263 |
| May 4 | 2753 | 113 | 18 | 4 | 410 | 60 | 85 | 257 |
| 11 | 2765 | 114 | 10½ | 408 | 61 | 86 | 253 | |
| 18 | 2603 | 109 | 13 | 5½ | 401 | 62 | 85 | 250 |
| 25 | 2483 | 111 | 0 | 10 | 386 | 63 | 85 | 247 |
| June 1 | 2511 | 110 | 1 | 8 | 381 | 63 | 85 | 241 |
| 8 | 2527 | 110 | 17 | l½ | 378 | 63 | 86 | 254 |
| 15 | 2570 | 107 | 13 | 1½ | 370 | 62 | 85 | 246 |
| 22 | 2409 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 362 | 62 | 86 | 252 |
| 29 | 2619 | 106 | 19 | 11 | 358 | 63 | 85 | 254 |
| July 6 | 2422 | 104 | 1½ | 368 | 63 | 85 | 243 | |
| 13 | 2480 | 107 | 6 | 2½ | 363 | 63 | 85 | 241 |
| 20 | 2383 | 106 | l6 | 0½ | 349 | 64 | 85 | 246 |
| 27 | 2431 | 106 | 9 | 8 | 358 | 65 | 85 | 247 |
| August 3 | 2474 | 107 | 15 | 1 | 362 | 85 | 247 | |
| 10 | 2538 | 110 | 4 | 9 | 370 | 65 | 84 | |
| 17 | 2443 | 109 | 2 | 8½ | 367 | 84 | 252 | |
| 24 | 2547 | 108 | 9 | 2 | 370 | 65 | 83 | 253 |
| 31 | 2548 | 110 | 1 | 380 | 65 | 85 | 251 | |
| September 7 | 2392 | 108 | 1½ | 372 | 67 | 85 | 254 | |
| „ 14. | 2386 | 104 | 12 | 10½ | 361 | 67 | 85 | 251 |
| „ 21 | 2345 | 109 | 0 | 364 | 66 | 86 | 250 | |
| „ 28 | 2427 | 105 | 10 | 3½ | 382 | 66 | 86 | 249 |
| October 5 | 2425 | 102 | 1 | 8½ | 388 | 66 | 86 | 248 |
| 12 | 2620 | 107 | 14 | 1½ | 392 | 66 | 88 | 255 |
| 19 | 2448 | 109 | 11 | 5 | 407 | 65 | 88 | |
| 26 | 2480 | 123 | 7 | 2 | 402 | 61 | 91 | 255 |
| November 2 | 2749 | 119 | 1 | 1½ | 405 | 60 | 91 | 247 |
| 9 | 2695 | 117 | 5 | 11½ | 405 | 60 | 92 | 248 |
| „ 16 | 2711 | 117 | 3 | 8 | 419 | 61 | 92 | 249 |
| „ 23 | 3022 | 121 | 0 | 6½ | 424 | 60 | 92 | 249 |
| „ 30 | 3032 | 122 | 15 | 6½ | 422 | 60 | 92 | 245 |
| December 7 | 3225 | 125 | 2 | 7½ | 422 | 58 | 92 | 242 |
| 14 | 3317 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 421 | 58 | 92 | 249 |
| 21 | 3238 | 131 | 11 | 2½ | 438 | 58 | 92 | 257 |
| 28 | 3173 | 120 | 11 | 0½ | 442 | 58 | 91 | 255 |
| January 4, 1868 | 3473 | 132 | 12 | 11½ | 435 | 58 | 89 | 259 |
| 11 | 3545 | 135 | 19 | 8 | 453 | 58 | 88 | 269 |
| 18 | 3679 | 137 | 1 | 9½ | 451 | 57 | 87 | 270 |
| 25 | 3722 | 140 | 13 | 7 | 458 | 58 | 88 | 274 |
| February 1 | 3503 | 136 | 18 | 7 | 446 | 59 | 88 | 268 |
| 8 | 3546 | 138 | 19 | 2½ | 438 | 59 | 87 | 257 |
| 15 | 3527 | 137 | 15 | 6 | 442 | 59 | 87 | 259 |
| 22 | 3451 | 135 | 19 | 0 | 451 | 57 | 87 | 260 |
| 29 | 3554 | 139 | 10 | 2½ | 4.47 | 54 | 87 | 256 |
| March 7 | 3466 | 134 | 3 | 11 | 447 | 53 | 87 | 260 |
| „ 14 | 3390 | 138 | 15 | 0½ | 445 | 53 | 88 | 262 |
| „ 21 | 3088 | 127 | 5 | 10 | 443 | 53 | 88 | 271 |
| Totals | 149049 | £6169 | 10 | 21047 | 3176 | 4536 | 13288 | |
| Weekly Averages | 2866 | £118 | 12 | 10 | 405 | 61 | 87 | 256 |