Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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VESTRYMEN, AUDITORS, AND OFFICERS OF THE PARISH OF
ROTHERHITHE, SURREY.
Under "The Metropolis Management Act," 1855.
1870.
Vestrymen.
The Rev. Edward Josselyn Beck, M.A., Rectory, Church Street.
Mr. Robert Allen, Union Road
Mr. Henry Ives, Union Road
Curchwardens,
To go out of Office in
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, Junr., 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 „
Lieut.-Col. James Payne, Plough Road 1873
Mr. Robert Talbot, Albion Street „
Mr. James Robert Goodhew, Lower York Street „
Mr. George Bolton, Bickley Row „
Mr. John Woodward Barrett, Plough Road „
Mr. John Ross, Junr., Orchardleigh Lower Road „
Mr. William Archer, Plough Road „
Mr. Joseph Kelsey, Hambly Place, Lower Road „
Auditors of Accounts.
Mr. John Henry Morris, Surrey Commercial Docks.
M r. George Mabbs, Globe Street.
Mr. William Canham, Rotherhithe Street.
Mr. Alfred Cresswell, Rotherhithe Wall.
Mr. John C. Bell, Rotherhithe Street.
Officers of the Vestry.
Robert Shafto Hawks and James John Stokes, Clerks, 61, Paradise Street.
William Burley, Assistant Clerk, Augusta 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 OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
From April 1, 1869, to March 31, 1870.
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 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inquests | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 38 |
Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Smallpox | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Scarlatina | 33 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 124 |
Measles | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Whooping Cough | 14 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
Diarrhœa | 21 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 25 |
Croup | 3 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
Bronchitis | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | 53 |
Pueumonia | 14 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 22 |
Phthisis | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
Hepatitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 |
Peronitonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Disease of Heart | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
„ of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 |
Abscess of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cerebral Congestion | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 16 |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Meningitis, Cerebritis | 9 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Acute Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 |
Convulsions | 45 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 58 |
Intestinal obstruction | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Hæmatemesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
„ of Stomach | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
„ of Uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
„ of Breast | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Carried forward | 179 | 102 | 57 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 556 |