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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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PARISH OF SAINT SAVIOUR—Population at Census, 1871, 15,677. Area in Statute Acres, 126.
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Statement of Deaths Registered in the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1879.
In the Parish
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.
Total.
98
123
38
60
41
4
364
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the year 1879.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Total.
Violence.
Inquests.
Other
Causes
Total.
Small
Pox.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Hooping
Cough.
Enteric,
or
Typhoid
Fever.
Remittent
Fever.
Diarrhoea
Croup.
Syphilis.
In the Parish
-
13
21
1
11
3
1
10
1
3
64
18
21
261
364
By which it will be seen that in Christ Church 79 died under 1 year of age, 85 between 1 and 20, 31 between
20 and 40, 78 between 40 and 60, 114 between 60 and 80, and 28 between 80 and 100.
In St. Saviour 98 died under 1 year of age, 123 between 1 and 20, 38 between 20 and 40, 60 between
40 and 60, 41 between 60 and 80, and 4 between 80 and 100.