Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1911

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I.—VITAL STATISTICS. Population. The populations of the Borough of Bermondsey and its registration sub-districts, as enumerated in the Census of 1901 and 1911, and the estimate for the year under report, are as follows:—

	1901.	1911.	Estimated to June 30th, 1911.

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Table A — Birth-rates.

Year.	Bermondsey.	Rotherhithe.	St. Olave.	Whole Borough.	London.

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Table B.— Deaths.

Quarter.	Bermondsey.		Rotherhithe.		St. Olave.		Whole Borough.
Quarter.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.

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Table C.—Death-rates.

Year.	Bermondsey.	Rotherhithe.	St. Olave.	Whole Borough.	London.

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Table D. Increase or Decrease of Deaths from various Diseases in 1911 COMPARED WITH 1910.

Increase.	Decrease.

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Table E. Death-rates corrected for Age and Sex Constitution of the various Populations, 1911.

Area.	Factor for Correction for age and sex distribution	Crude Deathrate per 1,000 persons living. 1911.	Corrected Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. 1911.	Comparative Mortality Figures. 1911.

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Table F.—Infantile Mortality.

Year.	Bermondsey.		Rotherhithe.		St. Olave.		Whole Borough.		London.
	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Births.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Births.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Births.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Births.	No. of Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Births.

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Table G.

Year.	All Causes.		Principal Zymotic Diseases.		Small-pox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Whooping Cough.		Typhus Fever.		Enteric Fever.		Pyrexia. (Origin uncertain).		Diarrhœa.
No.	Rate.	No.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.

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Table H.

Weeks.	Temperature of the Air.		Temperature of ground 3 ft. below surface.		Rainfall.		Deaths from Diarrhœa.
Weeks.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.

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Table J.- Phthisis.

SUB-DISTRICT.	BERMONDSEY.		ROTHERHITHE.		ST. OLAVE.		WHOLE BOROUGH.		LONDON.
Year.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.

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Cases of Diphtheria Notified.

Year.	London.	Bermondsey.

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Report on Sanatorium Patients.

No.	Initials.	Sex.	Age.	Occupation.	Date of leaving Sanatorium.	Condition on leaving.	Present condition.	Present occupation.	Remarks.

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Anthrax. The following is a list of the cases of anthrax in connection with the Borough notified during 1911:—

Date Notified 1911.	Name and Address of Patient.	Occupation.	Part affected.	Source of Infection.	Result of Illness.

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Children Excluded from School account of infections Diseases.

School.	Total Exclusions.	Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Enteric Fever.		Erysipelas.		Measles.		German Measles.		Whooping Cough.		Chickenpox.		Mumps.		Smallpox.		Ophthalmia		Eczema.		Scabies.		Ringworm.
School.	Total Exclusions.	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."	Patients.	"Contacts."

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Offensive Trades. The offensive trades on the Register are as follow:—

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Unsound Food. The following articles were brought to the notice of the Department, found to be unfit for human food, and destroyed as trade refuse :—

	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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Contined.

	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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Register of Places where Food is Prepared for Sale. The following table gives the number and kind of the various places where food is prepared or stored:—

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Food Examined during the Year 1911.

Inspectors.	Meat.		Fish.		Fruit.		Vegetables.		Tinned Goods.		Dairy Produce.		Cereals.		Various.
Inspectors.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.	No. of Inspections.	Tons.

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Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report:—

Article.	Quantity Unsound.
	Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food.					Destroyed.					Removed for Sorting under S.A.					Exported.
	Quantity.	Weight.				Quantity.	Weight.				Quantity.	Weight.				Quantity.	Weight.

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Food Inspectors. Particulars of Work, 1911.

	Visits.	1			2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
		Food Factories.			Bakehouses.	Butchers.	Cowsheds.	Fishmongers, Friers and Curers.	Food Stores.	Food Wharves and Depots.	Fruiterers and Greengrocers.	Ice Cream.	Markets.	Milk Sellers.	Restaurants and Eating Houses.	Slaughterhouses.	Destruction of Food.	Nuisances Reported.	Various.	Number of Samples Taken.
		Jam.	Butter and Margarine.	Other.	Bakehouses.	Butchers.	Cowsheds.	Fishmongers, Friers and Curers.	Food Stores.	Food Wharves and Depots.	Fruiterers and Greengrocers.	Ice Cream.	Markets.	Milk Sellers.	Restaurants and Eating Houses.	Slaughterhouses.	Destruction of Food.	Nuisances Reported.	Various.	Number of Samples Taken.

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In the accompanying table will be seen the percentages of milk fat in the various samples of genuine milk.

Year.	Total Genuine Samples.			Milk Fat.
		Under 3 per cent.		3 per cent, and under 3-5 per cent.		3.5 per cent, and under 4 per cent.		4 per cent, and over.
		No. of Samples.	Percentage of total.	No. of Samples.	Percentage of total.	No. of Samples.	Percentage of total.	No. of Samples.	Percentage of total.

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The following table shows the work done by the District Inspectors during the year:-

	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8	9	10	11	12
	House to House.		Special Inspections.		Complaints.		Infectious Diseases.		Factories and Workshops specially Inspected.		Offensive Trades.		Outworkers. Bi-Annual Inspection.		Underground Conveniences.	Drains Tested.	Re-inspections.	Other Calls and Visits.	Chimneys Watched.

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Bacteriological Laboratory. The total number of specimens examined in 1911 was 843, compared with 708 in 1910, and 596 in 1909.

Nature of Specimen.	Total Examinations.		Results of Examination.
	Total Examinations.		Positive.		Negative.
	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.	1910.	1911.

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Disinfection. The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year under report:—

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House Refuse. The following table shows the amount of house and trade refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1911:—

HOUSE REFUSE.						TRADE REFUSE.
			Tons	cwt.	qrs.			Tons	cwt.	qrs.

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Overcrowding. The following cases of overcrowding were visited by the Medical Officer of Health during the year under report:—

Address.	Occupants of overcrowded portion of house.	Cubic feet space required.	Rooms occupied and cubic space.	Deficiency.	State of Premises and Family.

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Address.	Occupants of overcrowded portion of house.	Cubic feet space required.	Rooms occupied and cubic space.	Deficiency.	State of Premises and Family.

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Address.	Occupants of overcrowded portion of house.	Cubic feet space required.	Rooms occupied and cubic space.	Deficiency.	State of Premises and Family.

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Health Visitor. The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitor during the' year under report:—

	Whole Borough.	Bermondsey Wards.						Rotherhithe Wards.			St. Olave Wards.
	Whole Borough.	1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	St. John.	St. Olave.	St. Thomas.

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APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1911 and Previous Years.

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.		Total Deaths registered in the District.				Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.	Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		No.	Rate.*	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		No.	Rate.*	No.	Rate per 1,000 Births registered.	No.	Rate.*				No.	Rate.*

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I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.

	No. of Deaths.

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II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and in firm persons from the District.

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III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.

	No. of Deaths.

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III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.

	No. of Deaths.

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Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1911 and Previous Years.

Year.	Bermondsey.				Rotherhithe.				St. olave.
Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 year.

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Table III.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1911.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified in Whole District.								Total Cases Notified ill each Locality.															Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							Bormondsey.							Rotherhithe.				St. Olave.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total.	1	2	3	Total.	St. John.	St. Thomas	St. Olave.	Total.

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Table IV,-Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1911.

Causes of Death.	Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.								Deaths at all ages of "Residents," belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District.			Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.	All Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	Bermondsey.	Rotherhithe.	St. Olave.

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Table V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.		Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	1-3 months.	Total under 1 month.	3-6 months.	6-9 months.	9-12 months.	Total Deaths under 1 year. 1911.	Total Deaths under 1 year. 1910.

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Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.

Wards.	Population at Census. 1911.†	Estimated population, 1911.	Births, 1911.	Birthrate.	Deaths, 1911.*	Deathrate.	Deaths under 1 year of age. +	Infantile Mortality per 1.000 Births.

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Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year 1911 (Greenwich Record).

1911. Month.	Mean reading of the Barometer.	Temperature of the Air.			Rain.
1911. Month.	Mean reading of the Barometer.	A Maximum.	B Minimum.	Mean of A and B.	Amount Collected.

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Table VIII.—Marriages.

Year.	Bermondsey		Rotherhithe		St. olave.		Whole Borough.
Year.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.

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Table IX.—Proceedings during 1911.

Premises.	Number of Places				Number of Inspections, 1911.	Number of Notices, 1911.	Number of Prosecutions, 1911.
Premises.	On Register at end of 1910.	Added in 1911.	Removed in 1911.	On Register at end of 1911.	Number of Inspections, 1911.	Number of Notices, 1911.	Number of Prosecutions, 1911.

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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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Defects Found.

Particulars.		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.		Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.

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Other matters.

Class.		Number.

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Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.

Lists received from Employers.						Prosecutions.
Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.			Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (9)	Failing to send lists. (10)
Lists. (2)	Outworkers.		Lists. (5)	Outworkers.
Lists. (2)	Contractors. (3)	Workmen. (4)	Lists. (5)	Contractors. (6)	Workmen. (7)

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Table XI.—Workshops.

Trade.	Number of Workshops on Register.	Number of Workrooms.	Persons Employed.
Trade.	Number of Workshops on Register.	Number of Workrooms.	Males.	Females.	Young Persona.

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Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1911.

	Mr. Grice.	Mr. Wood.	Mr. Merryman.	Mr. Toogood.	Mr. Freeman.	Mr. Bartlett.	Mr. Townsend.	Mr. Pitts.	Mr. Cockburn.	Totals.

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Table XII.—Food and Drugs.

Articles submitted for Analysis.	Total Samples taken.	Number Genuine.	Number Adulterated.	Percentage of Articles Adulterated.

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Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1911.

No.	Sample.	Adulteration or Infringement.	Result.

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Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1911—continued.

No.	Sample.	Adulteration or Infringement.	Result.

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Table XV.—List of Bakehouses in the Borough.

Address.	Situation of Bakehouse.	Address.	Situation of Bakehouse.

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Table XVI—Phthisis : Sanatorium and Hospital Accommodation.

Classes for which accommodation is provided.	By whom provided.	Where situated.	Total number of Beds.	How are patients selected ?	Are patients under the care of a resident Medical Officer ?	What charge, if any, is made for the use of Beds ?	Do the Sanitary Authority use— (1) their Isolation Hospital, or (2) their Small-pox Hospital, for cases of Phthisis ?	Do the Sanitary Authority reserve Beds in any Phthisis Sanatorium : If so, how many, and in what Sanatorium ?	Do the Sanitary Authority provide portable open-air Shelters or Tents ?

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Table XVII.—Causes of Death, 1911. Corrected for Deaths of Non-residents within the Borough and Deaths of Residents without the Borough.

Disease.	Whole Borough. All Ages.			Under 1		1 and under 5		5 and under 10		10 and under 15		15 and under 20		20 and under 25		25 and under 35		35 and under 45		45 and under 55		55 and under 65		65 and under 75		75 and under 85		85 and upwards		Sub-Districts.
	Whole Borough. All Ages.			Under 1		1 and under 5		5 and under 10		10 and under 15		15 and under 20		20 and under 25		25 and under 35		35 and under 45		45 and under 55		55 and under 65		65 and under 75		75 and under 85		85 and upwards		Bermondsey.			Rotherhithe.			St. Olave.
	M	F	Total	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	Total	M	F	Total	M	F	Total

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I.—VITAL STATISTICS. Population. The populations of the Borough of Bermondsey and its registration sub-districts, as enumerated in the Census of 1901 and 1911, and the estimate for the year under report, are as follows:—

Table A — Birth-rates.

Table B.— Deaths.

Table C.—Death-rates.

Table D. Increase or Decrease of Deaths from various Diseases in 1911 COMPARED WITH 1910.

Table E. Death-rates corrected for Age and Sex Constitution of the various Populations, 1911.

Table F.—Infantile Mortality.

Table G.

Table H.

Table J.- Phthisis.

Cases of Diphtheria Notified.

Report on Sanatorium Patients.

Anthrax. The following is a list of the cases of anthrax in connection with the Borough notified during 1911:—

Children Excluded from School account of infections Diseases.

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Offensive Trades. The offensive trades on the Register are as follow:—

Unsound Food. The following articles were brought to the notice of the Department, found to be unfit for human food, and destroyed as trade refuse :—

Contined.

Register of Places where Food is Prepared for Sale. The following table gives the number and kind of the various places where food is prepared or stored:—

Food Examined during the Year 1911.

Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report:—

Food Inspectors. Particulars of Work, 1911.

In the accompanying table will be seen the percentages of milk fat in the various samples of genuine milk.

The following table shows the work done by the District Inspectors during the year:-

Bacteriological Laboratory. The total number of specimens examined in 1911 was 843, compared with 708 in 1910, and 596 in 1909.

Disinfection. The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year under report:—

House Refuse. The following table shows the amount of house and trade refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1911:—

Overcrowding. The following cases of overcrowding were visited by the Medical Officer of Health during the year under report:—

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Health Visitor. The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitor during the' year under report:—

APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1911 and Previous Years.

I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.

II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and in firm persons from the District.

III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.

III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.

Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1911 and Previous Years.

Table III.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1911.

Table IV,-Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1911.

Table V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1911. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.

Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year 1911 (Greenwich Record).

Table VIII.—Marriages.

Table IX.—Proceedings during 1911.

Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.

Defects Found.

Other matters.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.

Table XI.—Workshops.

Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1911.

Table XII.—Food and Drugs.

Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1911.

Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1911—continued.

Table XV.—List of Bakehouses in the Borough.

Table XVI—Phthisis : Sanatorium and Hospital Accommodation.

Table XVII.—Causes of Death, 1911. Corrected for Deaths of Non-residents within the Borough and Deaths of Residents without the Borough.