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St George (Southwark) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
The Births exceeded the Deaths by 649.
There have been no Deaths from Small-pox, and only 6 from Scarlet Fever.
TABLE No. 1.
Year
1881-2
1882-3
1883-4
1881-5
1885-6
1886-7
1887-8
1888-9
1889-90
Deaths
1276
1275
1213
1270
1210
1253
1368
1257
1132
Excess of Births
938
932
1053
958
920
1021
825
866
960
26 Deaths occurred in Bethlehem Hospital, 139 in the Evelina Hospital,
in St. George's Workhouse.
The Deaths from Bronchitis were 184, and 133 from Pneumonia.
TABLE NO. 2.
1886-7
1887-8
1888-9
1889-90
1890
Bronchitis
177
177
189
172
184
Pneumonia
99
136
112
112
133
The number of Deaths 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 of
Deaths in
1889-90.
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Dea???
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Kent Road
20421
21383
435
417
392
3
Borough Road
16695
15951
470
436
416
4
London Road
18961
21318
463
404
324
4
Total
56077
58652
1368
1257
1132
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