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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) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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Table of DEATHS during the Year 1898, in the St. Saviour, Southwark (Metropolitan) District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Names or Localities adopted or the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality FRom all Causes at subjoined aoRs. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishingDeaths OF Children under FiveYears oF AGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 6. | 6 anil under 16. | 15 and ander 25. | 25 and under AS. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Typhus. | Fevers. | PUerperal. | Cholera. | Erytipelaa. | Measles | Whoopintf Cough | Dini rlura 1 DyMut«ry. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | lironchitis, l'HeuuiHiia, & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||
| Enteric or Ty phoid | Continued | Relapsing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a.) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Saviour | 186 | 66 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 17 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ... | 1 | 25 | 1 | ... | 3 | 49 | 103 | ||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | 1 19 | 12 | ... | 2 | 32 | 83 | ||||||||||
| Christchurch | 170 | 64 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 12 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | ... | 1 | 26 | 1 | ... | 1 | 45 | 96 | |||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 15 | 7 | ... | 10 | 25 | 74 | ||||||||
| Do. Workhouse | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| Totals | 364 | 180 | 69 | 8 | 10 | 112 | 35 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 9 | 20 | ... | 2 | 51 | 2 | ... | 4 | 94 | 199 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 22 | ... | 12 | 61 | 165 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 224 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 111 | 41 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | 5 | 21 | 54 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 47 | 15 | ... | 14 | 45 | 170 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 1 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||