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Annual Report of the Mtdical Officer of Healtk—1870—7.
The estimated outlay, with widening of the roads and other improvements is £59,760.
???n this will be deducted tho value of the land to be used for building, amounting to
,407, leaving a net coat of £33,653.
There was another Area sent in—Union Street Area, but it was considered advisable
he Metropolitan Board of Works, to defer meddling with it, and only proceed with the
???rs, lest inconvenience and injury should follow from closing so many dwellings, and
ting the inhabitants adrift.
With regard to the new street which will connect Long Lane, Great Dover Street, and
Newington Causeway with the Southwark Bridge Hood, mention will doubtless be
Is in tho report of the Surveyor of Roads, as it more especially belongs to his depart???it,
However in ita construction, unhealthy nooks, alleys and oourts must necessarily
amoved. There will bo a broad high-way not only upon which traffic may be carried,
over which tho wind muy blow.
TABLE No. 1.
Year
1867-8
1868-9
7869-70
7870-1
1871-2
1872-3
1873-4
1874-5
1875-6
1876-7
Deaths
1352
1501
1740
1410
1441
1119
1256
1287
1393
1205
Excess of Deirths
706
671
249
655
499
997
828
889
777
893
During the year that ended the 31st March, 2099 children born alive, were registered
his District. Of these 1054 were boys, and 1045 wore girls. They were loss in number
??? than in the previous year.
The deaths registered were 1206, showing a decrease to those returned in the preceding
r, indeed, only in one year of the last ten, have the deaths been less, and that was in
2—3. The number of males and females were equal, 603 each. The range of the
???h rate from the one now given to the highest (1869—70) during the last ten years
???unts to 534. In the 37th and 39th weeks of 1876, the deaths fell to the lowest number,
???n each; and they reached the highest in the 50th week of 1876, and the thirteenth
???k of 1877, when the number was 37 in each. The lowest weekly temperature registered
the 10th week, when the mean was 36° 9.
The death rate for the District was 211 in 1000 persons living; or one death in 47
???ona living. Thia ia satiafactory as it ahows that the health and length of life of the
???le are increaaing. In the previoua year the death rate was 24½ in 1000 persona; or one
???h in 40½ persons
The following Table gives the number of deaths that happened weekly in the three
distriila, and also the mean temperature for each week.