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Bermondsey 1890

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1890

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POPULATION AT EACH CENSUS, 1801 to 1891.
Census Year.
Population
Enumerated.
Increase
in 10 Years.
Decennial
Increase per
cent.
...
...
1801
17, 16 9
...
...
1811
13.7
19,530
2,361
1821
25 ,235
5,705
29.2
17.7
1831
29,741
4,486
1841
5,206
17.7
34,947
12,889
36.9
21.6
1851
47,836
1861
58,212
10,376
38.3
1871
22,217
80,429
1881
86,652
6,223
7.7
1891
84,688
DECREASE.
1,964
DECREASE.
2.3
TABLE VI.
MIGRATION IN FOUR DECENNIAL PERIODS.
Decennial
Period.
Total
Increase of
Population.
Excess of
Births
over Death.
Efflux.
7,903
2,473
1851-61
10,376
13, 221
8,896
...
...
1861-71
22,177
1871-81
6,223
17,227
...
...
11,004
...
...
16,543
1881-91
DECREASE.
1,964
18,507
...
...
Influx.
Migration in 10 Years.
TABLE V.

Table: TABLE V. POPULATION AT EACH CENSUS, 1801 to 1891.

TABLE V. POPULATION AT EACH CENSUS, 1801 to 1891.

Census Year.Population Enumerated.Increase in 10 Years.Decennial Increase per cent.
180117,169............
181119,5302,36113.7
182125,2355,70529.2
183129,7414,48617.7
184134,9475,20617.7
185147,83612,88936.9
186158,21210,37621.6
187180,42922,21738.3
188186,6526,2237.7
189184,688DECREASE. 1,964DECREASE. 2.3

Table: TABLE VI. MIGRATION IN FOUR DECENNIAL PERIODS.

TABLE VI. MIGRATION IN FOUR DECENNIAL PERIODS.

Decennial Period.Total Increase of Population.Excess of Births over Death.Migration in 10 Years.
Influx.Efflux.
1851-6110,3767,9032,473......
1861-7122,17713,2218,896......
1871-816,22317,227......11,004
1881-91DECREASE. 1,96416,543......18,507