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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
Lewisham 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TO THE
BOARD OF WORKS
FOR THE
LIMEHOUSE DISTRICT.
Gentlemen
,
I have the honour to submit to you my Report
on the Health and Sanitary condition of your District during the
year 1877.
During that period there were registered 2,146 Births and 1,287
Deaths; from this latter number must be deducted the number of
deaths of persons not belonging to the District, but who died
within its boundaries, and to the result must be added the number
of deaths of persons, who though belonging to the District, died
without its boundaries. The resulting number will represent the
total mortality for the year, thus—
Total Deaths registered 1,287
Deduct number of non-residents who died within
the District 43
1,244
Add number of residents who died without the
district 269
Total number of Deaths 1,513