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Bermondsey 1895

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1895

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Ten cases of infectious diseases were notified,
they were of scarlet fever 7, diphtheria 2, and
erysipelas 1.
Fourteen deaths of parishioners took place in outlying
institutions.
In the week ending April 27th there were 65
births and 19 deaths, indicating an annual birth rate
of 39.9, and an annual death rate of 11.7 per
thousand inhabitants.
There were no deaths from zymotic disease.
Bronchitis caused 5 deaths, pneumonia 2, phthisis 3,
and cancer 1. There were no Inquests. Two deaths
were uncertified. The number of deaths of children
under 1 year of age was 5, and of persons aged 60
years and upwards 5. Five cases of infectious
diseases were notified, they were of scarlet fever 3
and erysipelas 2.
I have inspected the houses 66, 68, 70 and 72,
Leroy Street. They are in a dirty and dilapidated
condition. The ceilings are bad and the roofs
defective.
May 13th, 1895.
During the week that ended on the 4th day of
May, 56 births and 31 deaths were registered in the