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on such an officer by the Public Health Act, I am
not prepared to admit that the number of sanitary
inspectors employed in Bermondsey, in proportion to
the population is considerably below the average of
London generally. If it were so, that would not be
a sufficient reason for increasing the number of
inspectors unless there were other circumstances
rendering such a course advisable.
I am of opinion that the present sanitary staff of
the Vestry is adequate for all existing requirements
of the parish.
JOHN DIXON, M.D
Medical Officer of Health
March 2oth, 1895.
April 16th, 1896.
In the week that ended on the 30th day of March,
79 births and 29 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers indicate an annual birth rate of 48.5,
and an annual rate of mortality of 17.8 per thousand
of the estimated population. The corresponding
death rate in London was 21.1.
There were no deaths from any of the chief
zymotic diseases. Two deaths were attributed to
influenza and pneumonia. One was a child aged 1
month, and the other a man aged 70 years.