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St George (Southwark) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of Saint George the Mayer, southwark
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 | 893 |
The death rata in the three Sub-district was as follows—in the Kent Road
district, there vera registered 395 deaths, 19 in 1000 person living, or one in 52½
Borough Road Sub-district, there were registered 378 deaths, 22½ in 1000 per
living, or one in 44. In the London Road Sub-district there were registered 433
23 in 1000 persons living, or one in 43. The Kent Road Sub-district as usual show
few eat deaths to the number of the population I take the population as given by
Census of 1871.
TABLE No. 3.
Sub-district
Population in 1821.
Number of
Deaths in 1826-7.
Kent Road
20181
364
Borough Road
???
328
London Road
???
423
Total
???
1366