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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) 1868
[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 | 57 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 127 | 291 |
| In the Workhouse (previously resident) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | o | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | .. | 1 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| Totals | 58 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 177 | 147 | 324 |
| EPIDEMICS. | OTHER CAUSES. | Total Columns A & B. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Hooping Cough. | Typhus. | Diarrhœa. | Cholera. | Total A. | Phthisis. | Diseases of respiratory Organs. | Other Causes | Total B. | ||
| In the Parish | 1 | 2 | 10 | .. | 19 | 9 | 18 | .. | 59 | 43 | 58 | 131 | 232 | 291 |
| In the Workhouse.. (previously resident) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 33 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 10 | .. | 21 | 9 | 19 | .. | 62 | 46 | 63 | 153 | 262 | 324 |