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St George (Southwark) 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1886—7
TABLE No. 1.
Years
1877-8
1878-9
1879-80
1880-1
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
1884-5
1885-6
1886-7
Deaths
1283
1424
1315
1256
1276
1275
1213
1270
1240
1253
Excess of Births
900
829
916
967
938
932
1053
958
920
1021
???2 Deaths occurred in Bethlem Hospital, 71 in the Evelina Hospital, and 29 in the
???khouse.
The Deaths from Bronchitis were 177 ; 30 less than last year.
TABLE No. 2.
1882-3
1883-4
1884-5
1885-6
1886-7
Bronchitis
197
176
169
207
177
Pneumonia
91
77
82
95
99
The number of Deaths that occurred in the sub-districts are shown in the following
???ole, that of the Kent Road being the largest, which occurred in the first and fourth
arters.
TABLE No. 3.
Sub-districts.
Population in
1871.
Population in
1881.
Number of Deaths
in 1886-7.
Kent Road
20421
21383
467
Borough Road
16695
15951
374
London Road
18961
21318
412
Total
56077
58652
1253