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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 1941
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1941
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DEATHS.
The total number of deaths belonging to the borough registered
during 1941 was 1,047, consisting of 570 males and 477 females. The
number for 1940 was 1,551.
MARRIAGES.
The total number of marriages in the borough in 1941 was 725,
being 461 below the number for 1940, and 322 below the average for
the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
| Year | No. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 1,001 | 17.81 |
| 1932 | 936 | 17.00 |
| 1933 | 1,007 | 18.77 |
| 1934 | 1,050 | 19.91 |
| 20.00 | 1,027 | 1935 |
| 1936 | 970 | 19.32 |
| 1937 | 1,090 | 22.07 |
| 1938 | 941 | 19.32 |
| 1939 | 1,258 | 26.35 |
| 1940 | 1,186 | 33.13 |
| Average for years 1931—1940 | 1,047 | 21.37 |
| 1941 | 725 | * |
Not available for publication.