Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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24 Saint Gworge the Martyr, Sowihwark
ADULTERATION ACTS, 1855-1879.
SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
Name of Sample
Adulterated.
Unadul
terated.
Total
Milk
7
13
22
Butter
1
7
8
Bread
• •
12
12
Whiskey
1
• •
1
Gin
• •
1
1
Porter
• •
2
2
Ale
• •
1
1
Plum Jam
• •
1
1
Cyder
• •
1
1
COffee
2
3
5
Total
11
43
54
JOHN EDWARDS, Inspect
SUMMONSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR.
Adulteration 8
Exposing himself whilst suffering from infectious disease 1
Various Nuisances 49
Total 58
JOHN EDWARDS, Inspect
HORSE SLAUGHTERING.
Horses and oter Cattle—the flesh not used as Butchers' Meat—registered as
slaughtered or flayed.
In the District of Mr. J. Smith, Inspector 2694
In the District of Mr. J. Edwards, Inspector 6244
TABLE No. 9. -Deaths Registered in Saint George the Martyr, Southwark, during the Year ending March 25th. 1884.
Causes of death | All Ages. | Ages. | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | T. | Under 1- | 1.- | 2.- | 3.- | 4.- | All under 5 | 5.- | 10.- | 15.- | All under 20 | 20.- | 40.- | 60.- | 80 and upwards | |
All causes | |||||||||||||||||
I. Zymotiv | 131 | 107 | 238 | 70 | 54 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 180 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .. |
II. Dropay, &c. | 5 | 19 | 24 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | .. |
III. Tubercullar | 95 | 61 | 156 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 2 | .. |
IV. Brain and Nerves | 117 | 89 | 206 | 72 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 5 | 1 | ||
V. Heart, &c. | 32 | 28 | 60 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 1 | .. | ||
VI. Lungs, &c. | 141 | 134 | 275 | 73 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 52 | 4 | |
Vii. digestive Organs. | 18 | 36 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 5 | .. | |
VIII. KIDNEYS, &C. | 10 | 4 | 14 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | |
IX. Childbrth, &c. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | |
X. Joints,Bones, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
XI. Skin &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
XII. Malformation | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
XIII. Premature Birth and Debility | 22 | 21 | 43 | 43 | .. | .. | .. | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
XIV. Attrophy | 50 | 30 | 80 | 66 | 10 | .. | .. | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
XV. Old Age | 5 | 20 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 9 |
XVI. Sudden | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
XVII. Violence, Privation, &c. | 17 | 18 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1. Samll Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 21 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarliatina | 25 | 19 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 21 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 10 | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 31 | 21 | 52 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scurry and purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Remittent fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatism | 15 | 2 | 17 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dropay | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
??? | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer | 2 | 15 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 9 | .. |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
III. ??? | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Tabes Mesenterica | 13 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 70 | 45 | 115 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 34 | 2 | .. | .. |
??? Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hydrophobia | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
IV. Cephalitls | 30 | 21 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Aspoplexy - | 16 | 13 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Paralysis | 6 | 7 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. |
??? | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Choea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epilepay | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. |
??? | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | 9 | 10 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 10 | 4 | .. |
??? | 37 | 33 | 70 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .. | 68 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
??? | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. |