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Bermondsey 1895

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

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The number of deaths of children under 1 year
of age was 12, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 4.
Four inquests were held. One death was due to
violence.
The notifications of infectious diseases numbered
13, they were of scarlet fever 6, diphtheria 2,
erysipelas 3, and enteric fever 2.
Thirteen deaths of parishioners took place in outlying
institutions.
In the week that ended on December 7th, 58
births and 32 deaths were registered in the parish,
corresponding to an annual birth rate of 35 6, and an
annual death rate of 19ยท6 per thousand inhabitants.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year of
age was 6, and of persons aged 60 and upwards 3.
From zymotic diseases there were 13 deaths, of
which 11 were from measles and 2 from diphtheria.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 7 deaths,
viz. : bronchitis 2 and pneumonia 5.
There were 2 deaths from phthisis, 3 from heart
disease, and 2 from age.