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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 1887
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1887
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN SEVENTEEN YEARS, 1871 — 87.
Deaths from Zymotic
Diseases.
Excess of
Births over
Deaths.
London
Death
Rate.
Total
Deaths.
Birth
Rate.
Death
Rate.
Estimated
Population.
Total
Births.
Year.
Rate per
100 living.
Total.
1871
80,585
3327
1994
1333
41 - 2
24 - 7
564
6 - 1
26 - 6
1872
81,198
3687
1663
2024
45 - 4
20 - 4
344
4 - 2
21 - 1
81,811
392
4 - 7
22 - 4
1873
3587
2003
1584
43 - 8
24 - 4
1874
82,424
3656
1642
2014
44 - 3
19 - 8
268
3 - 2
22 - 4
1875
83,038
3587
2094
1497
43 - 1
25 - 2
452
5 - 4
23 - 5
21 - 9
1876
83,615
3571
1804
1867
43 - 9
21 - 5
351
4 - 2
84,264
1665
1955
42 - 9
19 - 7
287
3 - 4
21 - 5
1877
3620
1878
84,877
3597
2110
1487
42 - 9
24 - 8
522
6 - 1
23 - 1
85,490
22 - 1
1879
3715
1983
1732
43 - 4
23 - 1
344
4 - 0
86,104
1736
20 - 8
411
4 - 6
21 - 7
1880
3532
1796
41 - 0
Ten Years' Average.
3598
1875
1722
43 - 1
22 - 4
393
4 - 6
22 - 4
3 - 3
21 - 2
1881
86,808
3550
1735
1815
40 - 9
20 - 0
290
87,430
1572
39 - 8
21 - 8
420
4 - 7
21 - 2
1882
3485
1913
1883
88,052
3435
1722
1712
39 - 0
19 - 5
292
3 - 3
20 - 4
20 - 3
1884
88,674
3469
1777
1692
39 - 1
20 - 0
335
3 - 7
36 - 1
17 - 7
245
2 - 7
19 - 7
1885
89,296
3221
1583
1638
89,918
3348
1698
1650
37 - 2
18 - 9
279
3 - 1
19 - 9
1886
1887
90,540
3200
1731
1469
35 - 3
19 - 1
341
3 - 8
19 - 6
TABLE IV. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN SEVENTEEN YEARS, 1871 — 87.
| 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 100 living. | ||||||||
| 1871 | 80,585 | 3327 | 1994 | 1333 | 41 – 2 | 24 – 7 | 564 | 6 – 1 | 26 – 6 |
| 1872 | 81,198 | 3687 | 1663 | 2024 | 45 – 4 | 20 – 4 | 344 | 4 – 2 | 21 – 1 |
| 1873 | 81,811 | 3587 | 2003 | 1584 | 43 – 8 | 24 – 4 | 392 | 4 – 7 | 22 – 4 |
| 1874 | 82,424 | 3656 | 1642 | 2014 | 44 – 3 | 19 – 8 | 268 | 3 – 2 | 22 – 4 |
| 1875 | 83,038 | 3587 | 2094 | 1497 | 43 – 1 | 25 – 2 | 452 | 5 – 4 | 23 – 5 |
| 1876 | 83,615 | 3571 | 1804 | 1867 | 43 – 9 | 21 – 5 | 351 | 4 – 2 | 21 – 9 |
| 1877 | 84,264 | 3620 | 1665 | 1955 | 42 – 9 | 19 – 7 | 287 | 3 – 4 | 21 – 5 |
| 1878 | 84,877 | 3597 | 2110 | 1487 | 42 – 9 | 24 – 8 | 522 | 6 – 1 | 23 – 1 |
| 1879 | 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. | 3598 | 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 | 292 | 3 – 3 | 20 – 4 |
| 1884 | 88,674 | 3469 | 1777 | 1692 | 39 – 1 | 20 – 0 | 335 | 3 – 7 | 20 – 3 |
| 1885 | 89,296 | 3221 | 1583 | 1638 | 36 – 1 | 17 – 7 | 245 | 2 – 7 | 19 – 7 |
| 1886 | 89,918 | 3348 | 1698 | 1650 | 37 – 2 | 18 – 9 | 279 | 3 – 1 | 19 – 9 |
| 1887 | 90,540 | 3200 | 1731 | 1469 | 35 – 3 | 19 – 1 | 341 | 3 – 8 | 19 – 6 |