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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St George (Southwark) 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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6 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
TABLE No.
| Week. | Rent Road. | Borough Road. | London Road. | Total. | Mean Temperature. | Week. | Kent Road. | Borough Road | London Road. | Total | Mean Temperature. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TABLE NO. 3.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 1871-2. | POPULATION IN 1871. |
|---|---|---|
In the Kent Road Sub-district, there has been an increase of 61 deaths in comparison
with the previous year; 26 have died in 1000 persons living, or one in 38. In the Borough
Road Sub-district there has been a decrease of 33 deaths ; 27 have died in 1000 persons
living, or one in over 37. The London Road Sub-district gives an increase of 6 deaths ;
25 have died in 1000 persons liviug, or one in 40. Of the three Sub-districts, the London
Road is the most healthy.