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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 1883
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1883
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82,424
83,038
5
6
83,615
7
84,264
8
84,877
9
85,490
1880
86,104
Ten Years' Average.
86,808
87,430
88,052
1881
1882
1883
3656
3587
3571
3620
3597
3715
3532
3597
3550
3485
3435
1642
2094
1804
1665
2110
1983
1796
1875
1735
1913
1722
2014
1497
1867
1955
1487
1732
1736
1722
1815
1572
1712
44.3
43.1
43.9
42.9
42.9
43.4
41.0
43.1
40.9
39.8
39.0
19.8
25.2
21.5
19.7
24.8
23.1
20.8
22.4
20.0
21.8
19.5
268
452
351
287
522
344
411
393
290
420
392
3.2
5.4
4.2
3.4
6.1
4.0
4.6
4.6
3.3
4.7
3.3
22.4
23.5
21.9
21.5
23.1
22.1
21.7
22.4
21.2
21.2
20.4
TABLE V. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 13 YEARS 1871-83.
| 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 | 46.6 |
| 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 | 3571 | 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 | 42.9 | 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 | 21.2 |
| 1883 | 88,052 | 3435 | 1722 | 1712 | 39.0 | 19.5 | 392 | 3.3 | 20.4 |