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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 1890
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1890
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TABLE VII.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN TWENTY YEARS, 1871—90.
Year.
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.
3327
1994
1333
2024
1584
2014
1497
1867
1955
1487
1732
41.2
24.7
20.4
24.4
19.8
25.2
21.5
19.7
24.8
23.1
20.8
6.1
26.6
3687
1663
45.4
4.2
21.1
4.7
3587
2003
43.8
22.4
3656
1642
44.3
3.2
22.4
3587
43.1
5.4
23.5
2094
4.2
21.9
3571
1804
43.9
3620
1665
42.9
3.4
21.5
2110
42.9
6.1
23.1
1983
4.0
22.1
3715
43.4
1796
4.6
21.7
3532
4 1.0
43.1
393
4.6
22.4
3598
1875
22.4
20.0
21.8
19.5
20.0
17.7
18.9
19.1
16.8
16 .1
19.6
290
420
292
335
245
279
34 1
177
247
239
3550
1735
3485
4 0.9
39.8
39.0
39.1
36.1
37.2
35.3
33.8
34.5
36.7
1913
3435
1722
3469
1777
3221
1583
334 8
1698
3200
1731
3085
1527
21.2
21.2
20.4
20.3
19.7
19.9
19.9
18. 5
17.4
20.3
3170
1480
1660
3120
1736
411
344
522
287
351
452
268
392
344
564
2.8
2.6
1.9
3.8
3.1
2.7
3.7
3.3
4.7
3.3
1460
1690
1558
1469
1650
1638
16 9 2
1712
1572
1815
1722
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
3597
Ten Years
Average.
1880
1879
1878
1877
1876
18 7 5
1874
1873
1872
1871
TABLE VII. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN TWENTY YEARS, 1871—90.
| Year. | 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 | 3327 | 1994 | 1333 | 41.2 | 24.7 | 564 | 6.1 | 26.6 |
| 1872 | 3687 | 1663 | 2024 | 45.4 | 20.4 | 344 | 4.2 | 21.1 |
| 1873 | 3587 | 2003 | 1584 | 43.8 | 24.4 | 392 | 4.7 | 22.4 |
| 1874 | 3656 | 1642 | 2014 | 44.3 | 19.8 | 268 | 3.2 | 22.4 |
| 1875 | 3587 | 2094 | 1497 | 43.1 | 25.2 | 452 | 5.4 | 23.5 |
| 1876 | 3571 | 1804 | 1867 | 43.9 | 21.5 | 351 | 4.2 | 21.9 |
| 1877 | 3620 | 1665 | 1955 | 42.9 | 19.7 | 287 | 3.4 | 21.5 |
| 1878 | 3597 | 2110 | 1487 | 42.9 | 24.8 | 522 | 6.1 | 23.1 |
| 1879 | 3715 | 1983 | 1732 | 43.4 | 23.1 | 344 | 4.0 | 22.1 |
| 1880 | 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 | 3550 | 1735 | 1815 | 40.9 | 20.0 | 290 | 3.3 | 21.2 |
| 1882 | 3485 | 1913 | 1572 | 39.8 | 21.8 | 420 | 4.7 | 21.2 |
| 1883 | 3435 | 1722 | 1712 | 39.0 | 19.5 | 292 | 3.3 | 20.4 |
| 1884 | 3469 | 1777 | 1692 | 39.1 | 20.0 | 335 | 3.7 | 20.3 |
| 1885 | 3221 | 1583 | 1638 | 36.1 | 17.7 | 245 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
| 1886 | 3348 | 1698 | 1650 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 279 | 3.1 | 19.9 |
| 1887 | 3200 | 1731 | 1469 | 35.3 | 19.1 | 341 | 3.8 | 19.9 |
| 1888 | 3085 | 1527 | 1558 | 33.8 | 16.8 | 177 | 1.9 | 18.5 |
| 1889 | 3170 | 1480 | 1690 | 34.5 | 16.1 | 247 | 2.6 | 17.4 |
| 1890 | 3120 | 1660 | 1460 | 36.7 | 19.6 | 239 | 2.8 | 20.3 |