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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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PARISH OF CHRISTCHURCH.— Population at Census, 1871, 14,573. Area in Statute Acres, 77.
Statement of Deaths Registered in the 52 weeks ending 26th December, 1874.
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.
In the Parish
103
74
39
57
46
7
326
In the Workhouse
1
6
9
47
10
73
Totals
104
74
45
66
93
17
399
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the year 1874.
EPIDEMICS.
Total
Epidemics
All
other
Causes
Total.
Pyœmia.
Erysipelas.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Typhus
and
Typhoid.
Rheumatic
Fever.
Infantile
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Hooping
Cough.
Diarrhoea
Syphilis.
Dysentery
Croup.
In the Parish
2
1
3
8
4
2
1
1
5
18
4
..
5
54
272
326
In the Workhouse
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
..
..
• •
73
73
Totals
2
1
3
8
4
2
1
1
5
18
4
• •
5
54
345
399
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