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Bermondsey 1911

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

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Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.
Population
at
Census.
1911.+
Estimated
population.
1911.
Birthrate.
Deaths
under
1 year
of age.
+
Infantile
Mortality
per 1.000
Births.
Births,
1911.
Deaths,
1911.*
Deathrate.
Wards.
Bermondsey—
82,119
82,110
487
14,258
270
Ward 1
14,260
34-2
19.0
92
189
497
„ 2
14,341
14,340
34-7
261
18.2
86
173
„ 3
15,564
15,562
507
32.6
261
16.8
60
118
23.4
236
14.5
129
„ 4
16,264
16,262
380
49
28.5
199
51
11,752
11,751
335
16.9
152
„ 5
322
9,938
9,937
202
20.3
62
192
„ 6
32.4
Rotherhithe—
35,142
35,059
305
14,170
14,137
463
85
Ward 1
32-8
21.6
184
412
30.0
47
„ 2
13,748
13,715
242
17.6
114
192
26.6
119
35
7,224
7,207
16.5
182
„ 3
8,699
St. Olave—
8,671
St. John
5,304
5,287
151
28-6
! 101
19.1
24
159
56
St. Olave
1,994
1,988
34.2
28.2
13
68
191
St. Thomas
1,396
28
20.0
27
4
143
1,401
19.3
611
159
125,840
30.5
125,960
3,842
2,320
Whole Borough—Totals
18.4
*Note.—41 Deaths in outlying Institutions could not be allocated to any particular Ward, but ore included in t/ie total
for the whole, Borough.
† The Ward populations in this column arc estimated, as the census figures have not been supplied.
┼ 3 deaths in this column could not be allocated to any particular Ward.
Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year 1911 (Greenwich Record).
Temperature of the Air.
Rain.
1911.
Month.
Moan l eading
of the
Barometer.
B
Minimum.
Mean of
A and B.
A
Maximum.
Amount
Collected.
" I
°
ins.
°
°
ins.
30.147
34.2
1.23
January
42.0
38.1
February
30.009
46.0
35.3
40.7
1.38
March
35.8
29.738
48.4
42.1
1.66
April
29.846
55.3
38.6
46.9
1.73
May
29.815
68.1
46.3
57.2
1.88
June
2.10
29.827
70.9
50.3
60.6
July
29.990
81.1
55.0
68.0
0.27
69.0
57.0
1.34
August
29.845
81.1
60.0
September
29.892
72.1
47.9
1.34
October
29.742
57.4
43.9
50.7
3.30
November
29.569
49.2
38.4
43.8
3.42
48.6
39.7
44.1
4.02
December
29.577
60.0
43.5
51.8
29.833
1.97
Means
Table VIII.—Marriages.
Bermondsey
Rotherhithe
ST. Olave.
Whole Borough.
Year.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
1901
800
15.42
58
11.92
1,154
2 96
19.44
17.70
799
1902
19.55
270
14.22
11.50
1,123
17.39
54
1903
15.23
794
19.56
238
12.65
1,101
69
17.22
1904
18.71
280
14.62
58
13.04
1,105
17.11
767
1905
801
19.57
2 5 6
51
11.81
13.38
1,108
17.21
1906
719
17.59
16.22
70
16.80
1,099
310
17.13
1907
736
1869
315
16.49
69
17.14
1,147
17.91
1908
750
250
12.85
84
21.21
1,084
18.05
16.69
1909
256
59
723
17.76
13.42
15.76
1,038
16.34
754
80
1,149
1910
18.55
315
16.52
22.21
18.14
Average for years
1901-1910
18.75
278
17.29
65
15.66
764
1,110
14.58
1911
757
18.44
284
16.20
89
17.96
20.53
1,130

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.
Bermondsey—82,11982,110
Ward 114,26014,25848734.227019.092189
„ 214,34114,34049734.726118.286173
„ 315,56415,56250732.626116.860118
„ 416,26416,26238023.423614.549129
„ 511,75211,75133528.519916.951152
„ 69,9389,93732232.420220.362192
Rotherhithe—35,14235,059
Ward 114,17014,13746332.830521.685184
„ 213,74813,71541230.024217.647114
„ 37,2247,20719226.611916.535182
St. Olave—8,6998,671
St. John5,3045,28715128.610119.124159
St. Olave1,9941,9886834.25628.213191
St. Thomas1,4011,3962820.02719.34143
Whole Borough—Totals125,960125,8403,84230.52,32018.4611159

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

1911. Month.Mean reading of the Barometer.Temperature of the Air.Rain.
A Maximum.B Minimum.Mean of A and B.Amount Collected.
Iins.°°°ins.
January30.14742.034.238.11.23
February30.00946.035.340.71.38
March29.73848.435.842.11.66
April29.84655.338.646.91.73
May29.81568.146.357.21.88
June29.82770.950.360.62.10
July29.99081.155.068.00.27
August29.84581.157.069.01.34
September29.89272.147.960.01.34
October29.74257.443.950.73.30
November29.56949.238.443.83.42
December29.57748.639.744.14.02
Means29.83360.043.551.81.97

Table VIII.—Marriages.

Year.BermondseyRotherhitheSt. olave.Whole Borough.
No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
190180019.4429615.425811.921,15417.70
190279919.5527014.225411.501,12317.39
190379419.5623812.656915.231,10117.22
190476718.7128014.625813.041,10517.11
190580119.5725613.385111.811,10817.21
190671917.5931016.227016.801,09917.13
1907736186931516.496917.141,14717.94
190875018.0525012.858421.211,08416.69
190972317.7625613.425915.761,03816.34
191075418.5531516.528022.211,14918.14
Average for years 1901-191076418.7527814.586515.661,11017.29
191175718.4428416.208920.531,13017.96