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St George (Southwark) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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ANNUAL REPORT
on the
SANITARY CONDITION
of the
Parish of St. Beorge the Martyr, Southwark,
FOR THE YEAR 1898,
by the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr.
sectionl—statistical.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Seventh Annual Report, which I now have the honour to submit to you,
treats of the sanitary condition and environment, for the year 1898, of one of the most
densely populated districts in London, and, indeed, for that matter, in the United
Kingdom.*
The following summary of facts will be found useful in approaching the various
matters contained in this report:—
* According to the 1896 census Whitechapel heads the list with 220 per acre, and St. George the Martyr
stands next with 212.