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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
Rotherhithe 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| No. | Description. | No. | Description. | No. | Description. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMBER.—con. | PIPES, etc.—con. | PIPES, etc.—con. | |||
| 102 | Ventilator Blocks | 1 | 3 in. Pipe | 1 | 5 in. Rends |
| 35 | Suits Oilskins and Sou' Westers | 132 | 4 do. | 36 | 6 do. |
| 28 | Old Oilskin Jackets | 31 | 6 do. | 5 | 9 do. |
| 10 | Old do. Leggings | 14 | 9 do. | 4 | 12 do. |
| 22 | Old Sou' Westers | 21 | 12 do. | 1 | 4 in. by. 4 in. Junction |
| 22 | 15 do. | 9 | 6 in. by 4 in. do. | ||
| 5 | 18 do. | 1 | 6 in. by 6 in. do. | ||
| 59 | 4 in. Bends | 14 | 9 in. by 4 in. do. | ||
| 1 | 9 in. Backwater Flap |
By comparing the number of Births and Deaths and their differences (i.e. the increases)
for the last six years, we have the following results:—
Births :—
Males.
Females.
Totals.
1892
696
605
1301
1893
712
693
1405
1894
711
662
1373
1895
649
648
1297
1896
700
646
1346
1897
630
628
1258
Deaths:—
Males.
Females.
Totals.
1892
417
392
809
1893
520
453
973
1894
387
380
767
1895
373
417
790
1896
442
387
829
1897
426
335
761