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St George (Southwark) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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14 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark
There have been no Deaths from Small-pox, and only 11 from Sc???
Fever.
TABLE No. 1.
Years
1880-1
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
1884-5
1885-6
1886-7
1887-8
1888-9
1889
Deaths
1256
1276
1275
1213
1270
1240
1253
1368
1257
113
Excess of Births
967
938
932
1053
958
920
1021
825
866
96
20 Deaths occurred in Bethlehem Hospital, 85 in the Evelina Hospital
and 8 in the St. George's Workhouse.
The Deaths from Bronchitis were 172, and from Pneumonia 112,
same as last year.
TABLE No. 2.
1885-6
1886-7
1887-8
1888-9
1889-90
Bronchitis
207
177
177
189
172
Pneumonia
95
99
136
112
112
The number of Deaths that occurred in the Sub-districts is as under
TABLE No. 3.
Sub-districts.
Population
in 1871.
Population
in 1881.
Number of
Deaths in
1887-8.
Number of
Deaths in
1888-9.
Number
Deaths in
1889-90
Kent Road
20421
21383
435
417
392
Borough Road
16695
15951
470
436
416
London Road
18961
21318
463
404
324
Total
56077
58652
1368
1257
1182