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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
Bermondsey 1884
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1884
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TABLE IV.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 14 YEARS 1871-84.
Year.
Estimated
Population.
Total
Births.
Total
Deaths.
Excess of
Births over
Deaths.
Births Rate.
Death Rate.
Deaths from Zymotic
Diseases.
Total.
Rate per 100
living.
London
Death Rate
1871
80,585
3327
1994
1333
41-2
24-7
564
6-1
26-6
2
81,198
3687
344
4-2
1663
2024
45-4
20-4
21-1
3
81,811
3587
2003
1584
43-8
24-4
392
4-7
22-4
82,424
4
3656
1642
44-3
19-8
268
3-2
2014
22-4
25-2
5
83,038
3587
2094
43-1
452
5-4
1497
23-5
3571
6
83,615
1804
43-9
21-5
351
4-2
1867
21-9
7
84,264
3620
42-9
19-7
287
3-4
1665
1955
21-5
8
84,877
359
2110
42-9
24-8
6-1
1487
522
23-1
9
85,490
3715
344
1983
1732
43-4
23-1
4-0
22-1
21-7
1880
86,104
3532
20-8
411
4-6
1796
1736
41-0
Ten Years Average.
3598
393
1875
43-1
1722
22-4
4-6
22-4
1881
86,808
3550
1815
290
3-3
21-2
1735
20-0
40-9
1882
3485
87,430
1913
1572
21-8
420
4-7
39-8
39-0
21-2
1883
3435
292
88,052
1722
1712
3-3
19-5
20-4
1884
1692
88,674
3469
1777
39-1
20-0
335
3-7
20-3
TABLE IV. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 14 YEARS 1871-84.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Total Births. | Total Deaths. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Births Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | London Death Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Rate per 100 living. | ||||||||
| 1871 | 80,585 | 3327 | 1994 | 1333 | 41-2 | 24-7 | 564 | 6-1 | 26-6 |
| 2 | 81,198 | 3687 | 1663 | 2024 | 45-4 | 20-4 | 344 | 4-2 | 21-1 |
| 3 | 81,811 | 3587 | 2003 | 1584 | 43-8 | 24-4 | 392 | 4-7 | 22-4 |
| 4 | 82,424 | 3656 | 1642 | 2014 | 44-3 | 19-8 | 268 | 3-2 | 22-4 |
| 5 | 83,038 | 3587 | 2094 | 1497 | 43-1 | 25-2 | 452 | 5-4 | 23-5 |
| 6 | 83,615 | 3571 | 1804 | 1867 | 43-9 | 21-5 | 351 | 4-2 | 21-9 |
| 7 | 84,264 | 3620 | 1665 | 1955 | 42-9 | 19-7 | 287 | 3-4 | 21-5 |
| 8 | 84,877 | 359 | 2110 | 1487 | 42-9 | 24-8 | 522 | 6-1 | 23-1 |
| 9 | 85,490 | 3715 | 1983 | 1732 | 43-4 | 23-1 | 344 | 4-0 | 22-1 |
| 1880 | 86,104 | 3532 | 1796 | 1736 | 41-0 | 20-8 | 411 | 4-6 | 21-7 |
| Ten Years Average. | 3598 | 1875 | 1722 | 43-1 | 22-4 | 393 | 4-6 | 22-4 | |
| 1881 | 86,808 | 3550 | 1735 | 1815 | 40-9 | 20-0 | 290 | 3-3 | 21-2 |
| 1882 | 87,430 | 3485 | 1913 | 1572 | 39-8 | 21-8 | 420 | 4-7 | 21-2 |
| 1883 | 88,052 | 3435 | 1722 | 1712 | 39-0 | 19-5 | 292 | 3-3 | 20-4 |
| 1884 | 88,674 | 3469 | 1777 | 1692 | 39-1 | 20-0 | 335 | 3-7 | 20-3 |