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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) 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1873—4.
In the second Table will be found the deaths for each week in each of the three Subdistricts,
and also the mean temperature for each week. In one week, the 28th, there
were registered 10 deaths, the smallest number in the year, and in another, the 30th, there
were registered 44 deaths. Only one week intervened between the highest and lowest rate
of mortality.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | POPULATION IN 1871. | NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 1873-4. |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Road | ||
| Borough Road | ||
In the Kent Road Sub-district, there were registered 414 deaths, or one death in about
50 persons living; in the Borough Road Sub-district, there were registered 398 deaths, or
one in about 42 persons living ; and in the London Road Sub-district, there were registered
444 deaths, or one in about 43 persons living. The Kent Road Sub-district was as usual
the most healthy. The Borough Road and London Road Sub-districts in that respect were
nearly equal. In the whole District one died in about 45 persons living, and the death
rate was 23½ in a 1000 persons living.
| 1873. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. |
|---|---|---|
The fourth Table simply shows the number of births and deaths in each quarter of the
year. The greatest number of deaths occurred in the quarter ending September, which is
usually the case, but this quarter only exceeds that ending December, by twenty three.
The quarter ending June was the most hoalthy.