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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) 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH— Population at Census, 1861, 17,030.
| 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 Totals. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| In the parish | 46 | 45 | 52 | 46 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 31 | .. | 6 | 172 | 177 | 349 |
| In the Workhouse (previously resident) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | .. | 3 | 12 | 32 | 44 |
| Total | 47 | 49 | 53 | 48 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 48 | • • | 9 | ,84 | 209 | 393 |
| 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 | .. | 15 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 75 | 33 | 80 | 161 | 274 | 349 |
| In the Workhouse (previously resident) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 44 |
| Totals | .. | 15 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 79 | 34 | 89 | 191 | 314 | 393 |