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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Parish of Saint Georgs the Martyr, Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Mr. JAMES SMITH, Inspector.
Besides those cases which have been remedied on the Office
application, without service of formal Notice, the following he
passed through the Books, within the year ending March 25th, 188???
Number
of Cases
Houses cleansed throughout
Houses partly cleansed 20
Roof repaired 3
Gutter and Rain Pipes fixed or repaired 3
Water Closets repaired 31
Water Closets cleared and cleansed 3
Drains opened and cleansed 10
Yard Paving repaired 2
Sinks in Yards and Kitchens trapped 1
Yards limewashed 42
Water Closets limewashed 39
Dust Bins provided or repaired 6
Water Butts cleansed, repaired, or New Water Butts or Cisterns set up
8ervice Pipes repaired
Supply of Water provided
Supply of Water to Water Closets 50
Cowsheds inspected
Slaughter Houses inspected
Horse Slaughterer's inspected
Water Closets rebuilt 2
Drains repaired and improved
Total 239
15 Summonses issued during the year in relation to filthy premises
nuisances, &c.
TABLE No. 9.—Deaths Registered in Saint George the Martyr, Southwark, during Year ending 25th March, 1887.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | ALL AGES | AGES. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | T. | Under 1— | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4.— | All under 5 | 5.— | 10.— | 15.- | Allunder 20 | 20.— | 40.— | 60.- | |
All Cauuses. | ||||||||||||||||
I. Zymotic | 105 | 115 | 220 | 83 | 42 | 33 | 12 | 16 | .. | 10 | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. |
II. Dropsy, &c. | 11 | 13 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 10 | 6 |
III. Tubercular | 85 | 62 | 147 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | 6 | 2 | .. | 47 | 33 | 1 |
IV. Brain and Nerves | 131 | 98 | 229 | 71 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 7 | .. | 14 | 5 | 38 | .. | 16 | 38 | 30 |
V. Heart, &c. | 23 | 26 | 49 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 19 | 14 |
VI. Lungs, &c. | 149 | 145 | 294 | 82 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 4 | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 21 | 57 | 56 |
VII. Ligestive Organs | 24 | 40 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 10 | 12 |
VII. Kidneys, &c. | 9 | 10 | 19 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 7 |
IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
XII. Malformation | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
XIII. Premature Birth and Debility | 39 | 28 | 67 | 41 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
XIV. Atrophy | 47 | 33 | 77 | 69 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
XV. Old Age | 13 | 21 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
XVI. Sudden | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
XVII. Violence, Privation, &c. | 16 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. |
XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
I. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | .. | .. |
Measles | 18 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlatina | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 21 | 28 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | 14 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 11 | .. | 3 | ... | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 22 | 32 | 54 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Infantile „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatism | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Pyæmia | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ... | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Syphilis | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Glanders | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | .. | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dropsy | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Ulcers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer | 8 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | .. |
Gout | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
III. Berofula | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Tabes Mesenterica | 21 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 51 | 29 | 80 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | 14 | 33 | .. |
Spasmodic Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
IV. Cephalitis | 40 | 31 | 71 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | .. | 41 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | ??? |
Apoplexy | 15 | 17 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | ??? |
Paralysis | 10 | 7 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | ??? |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ??? |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ??? |
Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | ??? |
Tetabus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Insanity | 11 | 9 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | ??? |
Convulsions | 47 | 24 | 71 | 47 | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ??? |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | ??? |