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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) 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH—Population at Census, 1861, 17,030.
Statement of Deaths Registered in the 53 weeks ending the 2nd January, 18G4.
| 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. | Grand Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| In the Parish | 51 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 161 | 131 | 292 |
| In the "Workhouse (previously resident) | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| Totals | 51 | 52 | 49 | 30 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 180 | 149 | 329 |
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the gear 1863.
| EPIDEMICS. | OTHER CAUSES. | Total Columns A & B. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Hooping Cough. | Typhus. | Diarrhœa. | Total A. | Phthisis. | Diseases of respiratory Organs. | Other Causes. | Total B. | ||
| In the Parish | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 28 | 55 | 154 | 237 | 292 |
| In the Workhouse (previously resident) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 37 |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 30 | 64 | 180 | 274 | 329 |