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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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Old age caused 6 deaths, heart disease 5, and cancer 3.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 22, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 33.
Four inquests were held. Three deaths were due to violent
causes. Eight persons died in the Workhouse. Three deaths
were uncertified. Under the Infectious Diseases Notification
Act, 35 cases have been reported. Although the list is a
smaller one, the proportion of serious and important cases is
higher than usual.