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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

St George (Southwark) 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1881—2.
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Table: TABLE No. 1.

TABLE No. 1.

Years1872-31873-11874-51875-61876-71877-81878-91879-801880-11881-2
Deaths1119125612871393120612831424131512561276
Excess of Births997828880777893900829916967938

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The principal diseases of the respiratory organs, viz: Bronchitis and Pneumonia
caused 204 and 82 Deaths respectively. Of these, 177 were under 5, and 70 over 40.

Table: TABLE No. 2.

TABLE No. 2.

1876-71877-81879-801880-11881-2
Bronchitis181186260168204
Pneumonia7376738482

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The Deaths in the three sub-districts are shown in the accompanying Table.

Table: TABLE No. 3.

TABLE No. 3.

Sub-Districts.Population in 1871.Population in 1881.Number of deaths in 1881—2.
Kent Road2042121383423
Borough Road1669515951439
London Road1896121318414
Total56077586521276