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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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MEDICAL OFFICERS REPORT.
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE ST.
SAVIOUR'S DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,
I herewith submit to you my Annual Report for the
year ending December 31st, 1895.
During the year there were registered 829 births, which
were distributed as follows ; In the St. Saviour sub-district
there were 209 males and 222 females: in the Christchurch
sub-district there were 184 males and 214 females, making
a total of 393 males and 436 females in the combined districts.
Taking the estimated population of the St. Saviour's
district as 11,720, this would mean a birth-rate of 36.7 per
1,000, and with an estimated population of 13,103 for Christchurch,
a birth-rate of 30.4 per 1,000, or a birth-rate of 33.4
per 1,000 for the whole district, whereas the birth-rate for the
whole of London for the same period was 30 4 per 1,000,
showing a clear gain of 3 per 1,000 in our favour.
The number of deaths for the same period were as
follows :—
St. Saviour's District males
97 females
Total 212
As a result of the recent decision concerning combined drainage, the following expense has been incurred by the Board :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 36 Red Cross Street | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| „ 195-201 Union Street | 23 | 9 | 6 |
| „ 75-83 Southwark Bridge Road | 26 | 10 | 8 |
| „ 81 Borough High Street | 15 | 17 | 6 |
| „ 11 Isabella Street | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| „ 134 and 136 Broadwall | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| " 154 " | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 114-128 „ | 20 | 17 | 8 |
| £117 | 11 | 2 |