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Bermondsey 1895

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

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In the week that ended on November 9th, 62
births and 32 deaths were registered in the parish,
which corresponded to an annual birth rate of 30·0,
and an annual death rate of 19·6 per thousand inhabitants.
In the zymotic class there were 7 deaths, all from
measles.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 6 deaths,
viz. : bronchitis 2, and pneumonia 4.
In the tubercular class there were 3 deaths from
phthisis, and 1 from tuberculosis.
One death, that of a child set. 6 years, was attributed
to " influenza, broncho-pneumonia and spasmodic
croup."
The number of deaths of children under one year
of age was 12, and of persons aged 60 and upwards 4.
Two inquests were held. The deaths in both
cases were referred to natural causes.
The notifications of infectious diseases numbered
13, they were of scarlet fever 6, typhoid fever 2,
erysipelas 4, and puerperal fever 1.