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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 1940
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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I.—VITAL STATISTICS.
GENERAL.
The area of the borough (exclusive of area covered by water)
is 1,336 acres.
The rateable value of the borough on the 31st December,
1940 was £873,847, the product of a penny rate being £3,445.
POPULATION.
| Census | Estimate of Registrar General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1931 | to 30th June, 1939 | to 30th June, 1940 |
| 119,452 | 111,542 | †95,500 | 71,590 |
| ‡90,210 | |||
† For calculation of Birth Rate.
‡ For calculation of Death Rate.
BIRTHS.
The total number of births belonging to the borough
registered during 1940 was 1,232, consisting of 615 males and
617 females. The number for 1939 was 1,275.
The birth rate for 1940 was 17.2 per 1,000 persons living,
compared with 13.4 for 1939.