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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 St. Saviour's]
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Table of DEATHS during the Year 1897, in the St. Saviour (Metropolitan) District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted or the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | (i) | Mortality from Suboined Causes, Distinguishing Deaths of children Under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 16. | 16 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup | Typhus. | Fevers | Puerperal. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Meales. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa &Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | ! Total. | |||||||||||
| Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a.) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Saviour | 192 | 67 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 18 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 5 | 41 | 107 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 15 | 11 | ... | 10 | 30 | 85 | |||||||||
| Christchurch | 222 | 64 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 35 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | 50 | 105 |
| ... | ••• | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 25 | 16 | ... | 10 | 44 | 117 | |||||||||
| Do. Workhouse | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
| Totals | 425 | 131 | 81 | 10 | 8 | 132 | 63 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 11 | 19 | ... | ... | 51 | 1 | ... | 5 | 91 | 212 |
| ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 42 | 31 | ... | 20 | 79 | 213 | |||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 203 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 85 | 49 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 6 | ... | 4 | 23 | 48 | ||
| ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 17 | 19 | ... | 12 | 64 | 155 | |||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 24 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | Under 5 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | . . . | 1 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 15 | 3 | 23 | |||||||||
UNSOUND FOOD SEIZED AND CONDEMNED.
202 Boxes of Strawberries.
103 Bags of Peas.
50 Bags of Broad Beans.
8 Bags of Apples.
18 Cases of Tomatoes.
Total amount of Fines and Costs re Police-court
proceedings £42 0 0