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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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SAINT SAVIOUR'S DISTRICT.—Population at Census, 1881, 28,622. Area in Statute Acres, 203.
Statement of Deaths Registered in the 52 weeks ended 31 st December, 1881.
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 District
170
137
75
87
70
13
552
In the Workhouse
2
..
..
10
69
4
85
Totals
172
137
75
97
139
17
637
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the Year 1881.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Total.
Violence.
Inquests.
Other
Causes.
Totals.
Small Pox.
Measles.
Scarlatina.
Rheumatism.
Hooping
Cough.
Typhus
Fever.
Erysipelas.
Diphtheria.
Remittent
Fever.
Diarrhœa.
Croup.
Dysentery.
Christchurch
2
9
6
..
..
..
1
1
1
9
3
1
33
16
25
273
347
St. Saviour
4
-
13
6
2
6
1
1
1
..
6
..
..
40
15
18
217
290
Totals
6
22
12
2
6
1
2
2
1
15
3
1
73
31
43
490
637