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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 1882
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1882
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TABLE V.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 12 YEARS, 1871-82.
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
Excess of
Births over
Deaths.
London
Death Rate.
Estimated
Population.
Total
Births.
Total
Deaths.
Birth Rate.
Death Rate.
Year.
Rate per 1000
living.
Total.
1871
80,585
3327
1994
1333
41.2
24.7
564
6.1
24.6
2
81,198
3687
1663
2024
45.4
20.4
344
4.2
21.4
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
3671
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
3597
2110
1487
42.3
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.
3597
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
21.4
TABLE V. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 12 YEARS, 1871-82.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Total Births. | Total Deaths. | Excess of Births over Deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | London Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Rate per 1000 living. | ||||||||
| 1871 | 80,585 | 3327 | 1994 | 1333 | 41.2 | 24.7 | 564 | 6.1 | 24.6 |
| 2 | 81,198 | 3687 | 1663 | 2024 | 45.4 | 20.4 | 344 | 4.2 | 21.4 |
| 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 | 3671 | 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 | 3597 | 2110 | 1487 | 42.3 | 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. | 3597 | 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 | 21.4 |