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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) 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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PARISH OF CHRISTCHURC H—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 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 169 | 155 | 324 |
| In the Workhouse (previously resident) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Totals | 56 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 181 | 176 | 357 |
| EPIDEMICS. | OTHER CAUSES. | Total Columns A & B. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Hooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total A. | Phthisis. | Diseases of Respiratory Organs. | Other Causes | Total B. | ||
| In the Parish | . . | 11 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 84 | 33 | 59 | 148 | 240 | 324 | |
| In the Workhouse (previously resident) | .. | 2 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 33 |
| Totals | . . | 13 | 20 | . . | 18 | 7 | 30 | 88 | 37 | 67 | 165 | 269 | 357 |