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Bermondsey 1896

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1896

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The corresponding annual birth rate was 33·1 and
the death rate 13·5 per thousand inhabitants. The
number of deaths of children under 1 year of
age was 10, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 3.
Zymotic diseases caused 1 death, which was
from measles.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 5 deaths, and from tubercular diseases 2.
Two inquests were held. One death of a boy
aged 6 years, was the result of boys throwing stones
in the streets.
The notifications of infectious diseases numbered
13. They were of scarlet fever 5, diphtheria 4,
erysipelas I, and typhoid fever 3.
Complaint has been made of stench from the
premises of hide and skin dealers, at 59c, Maltby
Street. I have not found any existing nuisance.
June 15th, 1896.
During the week that ended on the 6th day of
June, 57 births and 22 deaths were registered in the
parish. These numbers indicate an annual birth
rate of 35·0, and an annual rate of mortality of