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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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VESTRYMEN, AUDITORS, AND OFFICERS OF THF Parish
ROTHERHITHE, SURREY.
Under the "Metropolis Local Management Act 1855
1869.
Vestrymen.
The Rev. Edward Josselyn Beck, A.M., Rectory, Church Street
Mr. John Bulmer, Stanley House, Lower-road,
Mr. Robert Allen, Union-road,
Mr. Robert Talbot, Albion-street
Churchwardens,
To go out of Offlec in
1870
Lieut.-Colonel James Payne, Plough-road
Mr. William Archer, Plough-road
Mr. James Robert Goodhew, Lower York-street
Mr. John Olver, Church-street
Mr. George Bolton, Bickley-row
Mr. John Ross, Jun., Orchardleigh, Lower-road
Mr. Richard French, Midway terrace
Mr. William Russell, Plough-road 1871
Mr. John Sanderson, Portland-terrace, Lower-road
Mr. James Clench, Union-road
Mr. Edward James Talbot, Surrey place, Lower-road „
Mr. James Hare Matthews, Rotherhithe-wall „
Mr. Robert Allen, Union-road „
Mr. Thomas William Clarke, Union-road „
Mr. Samuel Brownfield, Surrey Commercial Docks „
Mr. John Bulmer, Stanley House, Lower-road 1872
Mr. Edmond George Dannell, Bedford-place, Lower-road „
Mr. William Caston, Jun., Lower York-street „
Mr. William Christie, Limetree Lodge, Lower-road „
Mr. Edward Talbot, Walker-place, Lower-road „
Mr. Edward John Cox, Albion-street „
Mr. James Arnold, Rotherhithe-wall „
Mr. James Goatley, Surrey Commercial Docks „
Auditors of Account.
Mr. John Henry Morris, Surrey Commercial Docks.
Mr. Alfred Cresswell, Rotherhithe-wall.
Mr. George Butcher, Rotherhithe-street.
Mr. George Mabbs, Globe-street.
Mr. William Canham, Rotherhithe-street.
Officers of the Vestry.
Robert Shafto Hawks and James John Stokes, Clerks, 61, Paradise-street.
William Burley, Assistant Clerk, Claremont-place, Lower-road.
John R. Sutton, Copying Clerk, Deptford Lower-road.
Samuel Tilley, Medical Officer of Health, Union-road.
George Legg, Surveyor of Sewers, King William-street, City.
John Kelsey, Consulting Surveyor, Paradise-street.
Edward Thomas, Surveyor of Pavements, Stanley-terrace, Lower-road.
William Matthew Marshall, Collector of Paving, Lighting and Sewer Rates,Union-road
George Wells, Clerk of the Works.
Joseph John Sanders, Inspector of Nuisances, and Street Keeper, Goldsworthy-
place, Lower-road.
Representative at the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Thomas Turner. Esq., Guy's Hospital, Southwark.
TABLE OP THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE, FOR THE WHOLE YEAR
From April 1st, 1868, to March 31st, 1869.
Diseases. | Under 2 years of age. | 2 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 30 | 30 to 40 | 40 to 50 | 50 to 60 | 60 to 70 | 70 to 80 | 80 to 90 | 90 to 100 | 100 to 110 | ToTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inquests | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Smallpox | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Fever | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Measles | 13 | 6 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Whooping-Cough | 23 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Diarrhoea | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 |
Cholera (Summer) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??? |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??? | |
Croup | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Bronchitis | 27 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 64 |
Pneumonia | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 |
Phthisis | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 |
Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Disease of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
,, Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pleuritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Hepatitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Nephritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Cerebral effusion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
„ congestion | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningitis, Cerebritis and | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
Acute Hydrocephalus | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Convulsions | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 |
Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Epileosy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Hæmoptysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Hæmatemesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Uterine Hæmorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Carried forward | 188 | 40 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | 451 |