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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) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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portions in each of the other seven Metropolitan waters supplied during 1876 were as follows:—
| Sources. | Maximum. | Minimum. | Average. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Wells | Kent | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| River Lea | New River | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| East London | 4.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
| Thames | West Middlesex | 6.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Grand Junction | 7.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
| Chelsea | 7.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | |
| Lambeth | 6.2 | 1.7 | 4.0 | |
| Southwark | 9.5 | 2.0 | 4.4 | |
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the year 1876.
EPIDEMICS.
Total
Epidemics.
Violence.
Inquests.
All
other
Causes.
Totals.
Smallpox.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Hooping
Cough.
Enteric or
Typhoid
Fever.
Simple
Continued
Fever.
Diarrhoea
Cholera.
In the Parish
..
1
3
1
15
1
..
17
..
38
11
23
186
258
In the Workhouse
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
110
110
Totals
..
1
3
1
15
1
..
17
..
38
11
23
296
368