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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) 1875
[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 Saint George the Martyr, Southicark.
TABLE No.
| Week. | Kent Road. | Borough Road. | London Road. | Total. | Mean Temperature. | Week. | Kent Board. | Borough Road. | London Road. | Total. | Mean Temperature. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 45°. 1 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 49°.1 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 46°. 1 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 55°.9 |
| 15 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 57°.6 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 47°.9 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 50°.6 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 53°.3 |
| 18 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 44°.2 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
| 19 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 46°.6 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 4l°.l |
| 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 51°.6 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 44°.1 |
| 21 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 59°.5 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32°.8 |
| 22 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 63° .3 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 38°.6 |
| 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 57°'.1 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 39°.1 |
| 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 53°.7 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 32°.9 |
| 25 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 57°.4 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 29°.9 |
| 26 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 61°.8 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 28°.8 |
| 27 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 66°.8 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 43 | 43°.1 |
| 28 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 65°.7 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 46°.0 |
| 29 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 64°.4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 44°.7 |
| 80 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 61°.2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 43°.2 |
| 31 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 608.6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 36°.0 |
| 32 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 58°.2 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 34°.5 |
| 33 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 61°. 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 37°.5 |
| 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 59°.4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 33°. 5 |
| 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 60°.3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 33°.9 |
| 36 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 56°.4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 43°.5 |
| 37 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 55°.4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 37°.0 |
| 38 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 60°.l | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 42°.7 |
| 39 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 56°.8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 45°.8 |
The above Table gives the number of deaths which have occurred weekly in the three
Sub-districts, as well as the mean temperature for each week. The variation of the death
rate was 32. The highest weekly number of deaths registered was 43, and happened in
the first week of this year. The lowest number of deaths was in the 23rd week of 1874,
namely, eleven.
TABLE No. 3.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | POPULATION IN 1871. | NUMBERS OF DEATHS IN 1874-5. |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Road | 20430 | 445 |
| Borough Road | 16691 | 407 |
| London Road | 18959 | 435 |
The death rate in the three Sub-districts was as follows; in that of the Kent-road there
were registered 445 deaths, 22 in 1000, or one in 45 persons living: in the Borough-road
Sub-district there were registered 407 deaths, 24 in 1000 persons, or one in 41 persons