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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Saviour's (Southwark) 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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Statement of Deaths registered from January 1st, to December 31st, 1859, and a comparison
with the mortality for the Year 1858.
| Under 1 year. | 1 year and under 20. | 20 years and under 40. | 40 years and under 60. | 60 years and under 80. | 80 years and upwards. | Totals. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the District | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 140 | 92 | 114 | 118 | 46 | 39 | 57 | 66 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 399 | 366 | 765 | |
| In the Workhouse | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 59 | 101 |
| In the Hospitals | 0 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 119 | *130 |
| Totals | 147 | 99 | 124 | 155 | 58 | 100 | 68 | 101 | 48 | 69 | 7 | 20 | 452 | 544 | 996 |
| Increase | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 34 | Total de crease 51 |
| Decrease | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2l | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 50 | |
* Of this number only 4 were admitted from St. Saviour's District.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 698 | 400 | ||
| Saint Saviour | 692 | 470 | ||
| 1390 | 870 | |||
| Excess of Births over Deaths | 520 | |||