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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1889

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

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Subjoined is an abstract of all the deaths that occurred in
the district with their various causes:—
DISEA8E8.
Christ-
church.
Saint
Saviour.
Totals.
Totals.
Zymotic
27
36
Dropsy, Ac
8
4
Tubercular
34
32
Brain and Nerves
41
32
Heart Disease
22
18
Lungs
58
51
Digestive Organs
11
7
Kidneys
6
3
Childbirth
1
—
Premature Birth and Debility
10
15
Atrophy
3
2
Old Age
13
16
Violence and Privation
7
11
2
—
TOTALS
243
227
63 deaths occured from the principal zymotic diseases, and
below is a tabular statement showing the cause in each case:—
Measles.
Scarlctiiiu.
Pertussis.
Croup.
Diarrhœa.
Typhoid.
Syphilis.
Diphtheria.
Erysipelas.
Total.
Christchurch
6
1
1
3
12
—
—
4
1
27
St. Saviour
7
2
6
3
14
1
1
2
—
36
Total
12
3
7
6
26
1
1
6
1
63
Violence.
Inquests.
Public
Institutions.
Uncertified
i
Christchurch
5
15
31
12
St. Saviour
11
19
11
Total
16
34
31
26