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St George (Southwark) 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1882—3.
TABLE No. 1.
Years
1874-5
1875-6
1876-7
1877-8
1878-9
1879-80
1880-1
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
Deaths
1287
1393
1206
1283
1424
1315
1256
1276
1275
1213
Excess of Births
880
777
893
900
829
916
967
938
932
1053
The deaths from Bronchitis were 176, and from Pneumonia 75. 137 were under five
years, and 87 between 40 and 80.
TABLE No. 2.
1879-80
1880-1
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
Bronchitis
260
168
204
197
176
Pneumonia
73
84
82
91
77
The several deaths that occurred in the sub-districts are shewn in the following
able.
TABLE No. 3.
SUB-DISTRICTS.
POPULATION
IN 1871.
POPULATION
IN 1881.
NUMBER OF
DEATHS IN 1883-4.
Kent Road
20421
21383
414
Borough Road
16695
15951
394
London Road
18961
21318
405
Total
57077
58652
1213
The greatest number of Deaths occurred in the first and fourth quarters.