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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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Statement of Houses and other Premises Inspected and Improved during the Year 1876.
| Christchurch. | St. Saviour. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected | 252 | 218 | 470 |
| Dirty Houses cleansed | 36 | 77 | 113 |
| Dustbins provided | 49 | 30 | 79 |
| "Water-butts & Tanks cleansed | 46 | 30 | 76 |
| Houses drained into Sewer | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Drains trapped | 28 | 18 | 46 |
| Dust complaints attended to | 659 | 778 | 1,437 |
| Drains cleansed | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Houses ordered by Magistrate to be closed | .. | 65 | 65 |
| Houses and Furniture disinfected | 19 | 51 | 70 |
| Summonses before Magistrate | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| Slaughter-house inspections | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Cow-house inspections | 20 | 15 | |
| Bakehouse inspections | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 1162 | 1350 | 2512 | |
| A large quantity of Australian Meat, Fish, Fruit, &c., was destroyed as unfit for food. | |||
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the Year 1876.
EPIDEMICS.
Total
Epidemics.
Violence.
Inquests.
All other
Causes.
Totals.
Small Pox.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Hooping
Cough.
Enteric, or
Typhoid
Fever.
Simple, or
Continued
Fever.
Diarrhœa.
Cholera.
Christchurch
..
1
3
1
15
1
..
17
..
38
11
23
296
368
St. Saviour
2
5
5
1
11
2
1
11
..
38
10
14
228
290
Totals
2
6
8
2
26
3
1
28
..
76
21
37
524
658
COMPARISON OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Births.
Deaths.
Christchurch
M.
253
M.
238
F.
243
F.
130
-
496
-
368
St. Saviour
M.
282
M
165
F.
298
F.
125
-
580
-
290
1,076
658=excess of Births, 418.