Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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DISEASES.
CHRISTCHURCH.
ST
SAVIOUR.
Totals.
Totals.
Zymotic
2
5
Dropsy, &c
2
4
Tubercular
..
• •
Nervous
3
3
Heart
8
4
Lungs
20
12
Digestive Organs
1
1
Kidneys
2
4
Childbirth
..
..
Joints, Bones, &c
..
..
Skin
..
..
Malformation
• •
..
Premature Birth
• •
..
Atrophy
• •
..
Old Age
• •
..
Suddenness
..
..
Violence
5
1
Not specified
..
• •
TOTALS
43
34
The following is a statement of all the Deaths which occurred
in the District from various causes during the year:—
DISEASES.
CHRISTCHURCH.
ST.
SAVIOUR.
Totals.
Totals.
Zymotic
50
67
Dropsy, &c
7
6
Tubercular
47
52
Nervous
47
36
Heart
15
15
Lungs
76
72
Digestive Organs
11
4
Kidneys
9
6
Childbirth
• •
2
Joints, Bones, &c
1
• •
Skin
..
..
Malformation
• •
• •
Premature Birth
18
8
Atrophy
3
4
Old Age
49
7
Suddenness
• •
• •
Violence
12
6
Not specified
1
••
TOTALS
346
285
In the following statement I would direct your attention to the
ages of those who died during the year, together with a comparison
of the Births and Deaths:—