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Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 18 deaths,
viz.: Bronchitis 11, pneumonia 5, and croup 2.
From diseases of the tubercular order there were 19
deaths, viz.: 10 from phthisis, 6 from meningitis, and 3
from tuberculosis. The other causes of death included
6 from age, 5 from cancer, 4 from heart disease, 4 from
apoplexy, and 2 from influenza.
Six inquests were held. Three deaths resulted from
violent causes. One child was accidentally suffocated in
bed, and an infant, newly born, was found dead.
Three deaths were uncertified. They were referred to
premature birth and inanition.
Forty-nine notices of infectious disease were received.
There were of scarlet fever 31, diphtheria 7, erysipelas 10,
and enteric fever 1. One case was certified as smallpox
and sent to the hospital. It was sent back as not suffering
from smallpox.
During the year of 52 weeks that ended on January
1st, 3,176 births and 1,411 deaths were registered in Bermondsey.
There were 472 deaths of parishioners in hospitals,
infirmaries and asylums. The inclusion of these
raised the total deaths to 1,883. The annual birth rate
per thousand inhabitants was 37.1. The death rate, calculated
on deaths which took place in the parish, was
16.5, but including deaths in hospitals it is raised to
22.1.