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St George (Southwark) 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
TABLE No . 4.
| 1887—8. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending June | 550 | 371 |
| Quarter ending September | ||
| Quarter ending December | 545 | |
| Quarter ending March | 550 |
TABLE No. 5
| 1883—4 | 1884—5 | 1885—6 | 1886—7 | 1887—8 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Second Quarter! | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Measlos | 4 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 6 | |
| Scarlatina | 7 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhœa | 8 | 37 | 6 | 1 | ... | 52 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Typhus | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||