London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footway | 1,003 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Roadways | 1,292 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Trenching | 378 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 2,673 | 6 | 11 | |||||||
| Sewers. | |||||||||
| Sewer Flushing | 347 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Cleansing Gullies | 226 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
| Repairs to Sewers | 103 | 7 | 11 | ||||||
| New Drainage Works . | 494 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 1,172 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | £6,728 | 16 | 7 | ||||||
By comparing the number of Births and Deaths and their differences (i.e. the increases)
for the last eight years, we have the following results
Births:—
Males.
Females.
Totals.
1887-8
726
705
*1431
1888-9
774
672
1446
1889
773
707
1480
1890
698
653
1351
1891
780
681
1461
1892
696
605
1301
1893
712
693
1405
1894
711
662
1373