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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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:—
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 | 149 | 112 | 58 | 86 | 81 | 9 | 495 |
In the Workhouse | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 102 | 15 | 138 |
Totals | 155 | 115 | 59 | 97 | 183 | 24 | 633 |
ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | Total. | Violence. | Inquests. | Other Causes. | Totals. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles. | Scarletina. | Whooping Cough. | Croup. | Diarrhœa. | Syphilis. | Typhoid Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | ||||||
Christchurch | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 325 | 382 |
St. Saviour | 6 | 4 | 6 | .. | 13 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 33 | 14 | 21 | 183 | 251 |
Totals | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 23 | 39 | 508 | 633 |