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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) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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order, as far as possible, to exclude any clement of inaccuracy
from the death statistics, I have added the record of the
deaths of parishioners who died in public institutions outside
the District, and deducted those which occurred in Christchurch
Workhouse belonging to other parishes. By this
means the precise number of deaths is known, and reliable data
secured upon which to calculate trustworthy rates of mortality.
The corrected death rate will then read 23.9 per 1000.
During the year under notice 92 deaths were caused by the
principle zymotic diseases, of which 24 were registered as
Dinrrhœa., 13 Whooping Cough, 32 Measles, 2 Scarlet Fever,
4 Diphtheria, 7 Croup, 1 Enteric Fever, 1 Pyæmia, and 8
Syphilis. These death were equal to an annual rate of 3.2
per 1000.
I removed 31 cases of Scarlet Fever, 3 of Enteric Fever, and
1 of Diphtheria to the Hospitals under the management of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board; these cases were of the nonpauper
class, and 11 were removed from Peabody Buildings in
Southwark Street.
The following now surface water gullies have boon constructed and connected to tho public sowers:—
| Name of Street. | No. of Gullies. |
|---|---|
| Bankside | 3 |
| Bargo House Street | 1 |
| Park Street | 2 |
| Newcomen Street | 2 |
| John's Place | 1 |
| Boundary Row | 2 |
| Total | 11 |
The following gullies have been repaired:
| Name of Street. | No. of Gullies. |
|---|---|
| Red Cross Street | 1 |
| Nowcomen Street | 5 |
| Park Street | 2 |
| Bankside | 10 |
| Guildford Street | 1 |
| William Street | 1 |
| Southwark Bridge Road | 3 |
| Bankend | 1 |
| Total | 24 |
Twenty-one private drainage connections have been made to the public sewers, as follows:—
| No. | |
|---|---|
| 12" pipes to brick sewers | 1 |
| 3 | |
| 6" „ „ | 12 |
| 9" pipes to pipe sewors | 2 |
| 3 | |
| Total | 21 |