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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1879—80. 11
Tho number of males was 675, and of females 670. The Deaths of males exceeded
that of females by 5.
The Deaths were 11 below the average of the last ten years.
In the 26th and 27th weeks of 1879, the deaths were 14, the lowest number registered
in any other week, but the highest number was in the 6th week of 1880, when the deaths
reached 72, and exceeded the Births by 9.
TABLE No. 2.
1874-5
1875-6
1876-7
1877-8
1879-80
182
192
181
186
260
94
94
73
76
73
The fatal cases of Bronchitis, which had been ten in the previous week, rose to 25.
This remarkable fatality of lung disease was probably owing to tho combined effect of
cold and fog.
The lowest temperature registered was in the second week of December, when the
mean temperature was 31°.1; and the highest in the fourth week of July, when the mean
temperature was 64°.0.
The Death rate for this District was 23 in 1000 persons.
The death rate for the three Sub-districts is shown in the accompanying Table. The
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Kent Koad being the highest, this is contrary to what it has been in previous years.
TABLE No. 3.
SUB-DISTRICTS.
POPULATION IN 1871.
NUMBER OF
DEATHS IN 1879-80.
Kent Road
20421
484
Borough Road
16695
416
London Road
18961
445
Total
56077
1315