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St George (Southwark) 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1885—6.
098 Males, and 1,062 Females, giving a total of 2,160, were born and registered
??? district during the year.
???he Deaths were 1,240. 598 were Males, and 642 Females, being 30 less than
evious year. The deaths of Females exceeded that of Males by 44. The death
??? as therefore 21-14.
The Births were 68 less than last year, and 920 in excess of Deaths.
2 Deaths occurred in Bethlem Hospital, 31 in the Evelina Hospital, and 23 in the
T house.
TABLE No. 1.
| Years | 1876-7 | 1877-8 | 1878-9 | 1879-80 | 1880-1 | 18 81 -2 | 1882-3 | 1883-4 | 1884-5 | 1885-6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 1206 | 1283 | 1124 | 1315 | 1256 | 1276 | 1275 | 1213 | 1270 | 1240 |
| Excess of Births | 893 | 900 | 829 | 916 | 967 | 938 | 932 | 1053 | 958 | 920 |
Che Deaths from Bronchitis were 207, and from Pneumonia 95, an excess of 50 over
??? of last year, which may be accounted for by the long continuance of cold, and 166
??? cess of the average of the last five years.
TABLE No. 2.
| 1881-2 | 1882-3 | 1883-4 | 1884-5 | 1885-6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | 204 | 197 | 176 | 169 | 207 |
| Pneumonia | 82 | 91 | 77 | 82 | 85 |