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Bermondsey 1903
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1903
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Table IV.—Births and Corrected Deaths, for the Year 1903.
Under
1
Cause of Death.
All
Ages.
1 and under
5
15 and under
25
25 and under
65
65 and
upwards.
Corrected deaths
all ages.
Outlying
Institutions.
Institutions in
Borough.
Deaths of
Non-Parishioners in Boro.'
5 and under
15
Bermondsey.
Rotherhithe.
St.
Olave's.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Small-pox
-
Measles
50
11
35
3
1
-
-
31
5
8
3
14
-
Scarlet Fever
25
2
17
5
1
-
13
4
8
23
1
-
-
Whooping Cough
41
21
17
3
-
-
-
29
9
3
3
-
-
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup
18
2
10
6
-
-
11
6
1
16
-
-
-
Croup
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fever.
Typhus
4
-
1
1
-
2
2
-
4
-
-
2
-
1
2
3
5
-
7
2
2
7
-
-
Enteric
11
-
Other Continued
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Epidemic Influenza.
24
-
1
1
1
12
9
12
8
4
_
7
-
Cholera
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Plague
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
Diarrhoea
103
78
17
1
1
3
66
29
8
18
2
1
3
Enteritis
21
18
1
-
-
2
-
15
3
3
4
-
-
Pnerperal Fever
4
-
-
4
-
-
3
-
1
3
-
-
-
Erysipelas
2
1
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
1
1
-
Phthisis
23
2
2
4
6
7
2
14
8
1
10
3
-
Phthisis
221
2
4
5
30
176
4
147
56
18
23
89
4
Other Tubercular diseases
142
56
59
16
5
5
1
83
47
12
29
39
2
Cancer and Malignant
disease
108
-
-
-
1
23
69
28
25
1
84
11
23
Bronchitis
230
52
20
-
2
72
84
152
67
11
23
46
1
Pneumonia
243
82
64
6
7
74
10
148
77
18
41
18
3
Pleurisy
5
-
-
-
2
3
3
2
-
-
1
-
-
Other diseases of Respiratory
Organs
18
5
1
-
2
6
4
11
7
-
3
2
-
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis
of Liver
28
-
-
-
-
25
3
18
9
1
2
6
1
Venereal diseases
6
3
1
-
-
2
-
5
1
-
-
2
-
Premature birth
81
79
2
-
-
-
-
49
27
5
5
1
-
Diseases and accidents
of Parturition
11
-
-
2
9
-
6
5
-
1
-
-
-
Heart diseases
159
3
3
9
17
85
42
48
23
26
-
88
32
Accidents
98
26
14
11
6
4
64
23
11
5
37
48
15
Suicides
7
-
-
1
1
5
-
5
2
-
2
-
4
All other Causes
697
212
38
13
19
204
468
171
58
125
133
8
211
Manslaughter
1
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wilful Murder
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2382
307
87
110
825
396
1523
204
414
40
655
449
All Causes
657
BIRTHS.
BEEMOND3EY.
ROTHERHITHE.
ST. OLAVE'S.
WHOLE BOROUGH.
M.
F.
M. & F.
M.
M. & F.
M.
F.
F.
M. & F.
M.
F.
M. & F.
1384
2801
520
1116
140
143
283
2153
2047
4200
1417
596
Table V.—Meteorology op the Year, 1903 (Greenwich Record).
1903.
MONTH.
Mean Reading
of the
Barometer.
TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR.
RAIN.
A
Minimum.
B
Maximum.
Meau of
A and B.
Number of
days it fell.
Amount
collected.
... ...
ins.
29-814
0
44.6
18
o
36.8
o
40.7
ins.
2.13
January
February
... ...
29.966
39.3
50.7
45.0
10
1.37
March
... ...
29.681
38.7
53.4
46 0
18
2.20
April
... ...
29.709
36.7
52.0
44.3
11
1.85
May
... ...
29.714
44.3
63.0
53.6
15
195
June
... ...
29.857
47.0
54.6
55.8
10
6-07
July
... ...
29.765
52.6
71.5
62.0
13
5.27
August
... ...
29-700
51.4
69.2
60.3
17
4.82
September
... ...
29.853
49.3
66.0
57.6
15
2.24
October
... ...
29.488
46.6
58.7
52.7
4 44
24
November
29.872
39.1
49.8
44.5
16
1.93
... ...
... ...
December
29.581
12
34.5
42.0
38.3
1.27
Means
... ...
29.750
43.0
57.1
179
Sum.
35.54
Sum.
50.0
Table IV.—Births and Corrected Deaths, for the Year 1903.
| Cause of Death. | All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | Corrected deaths all ages. | Outlying Institutions. | Institutions in Borough. | Deaths of Non-Parishioners in Boro.' | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave's. | ||||||||||||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | 50 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | 25 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 1 | – | |
| Whooping Cough | 41 | 21 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | – | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 1 | 16 | – | – | |
| Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Fever. | Typhus | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Other Continued | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Enteric | 11 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | – | – | |
| Epidemic Influenza. | 24 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | _ | 7 | – | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | |
| Diarrhœa | 103 | 78 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |
| Enteritis | 21 | 18 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | – | – | |
| Pnerperal Fever | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Phthisis | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | – | |
| Phthisis | 221 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 176 | 4 | 147 | 56 | 18 | 23 | 89 | 4 | |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 142 | 56 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 47 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 2 | |
| Cancer and Malignant disease | 108 | – | – | – | 1 | 84 | 23 | 69 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 230 | 52 | 20 | – | 2 | 72 | 84 | 152 | 67 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 243 | 82 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 10 | 148 | 77 | 18 | 41 | 18 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 18 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | – | 3 | 2 | – | |
| Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 28 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Venereal diseases | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| Premature birth | 81 | 79 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 49 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | |
| Diseases and accidents of Parturition | 11 | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Heart diseases | 159 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 85 | 42 | 88 | 48 | 23 | 26 | 32 | – | |
| Accidents | 98 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 15 | |
| Suicides | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | |
| All other Causes | 697 | 212 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 211 | 204 | 468 | 171 | 58 | 125 | 133 | 8 | |
| Manslaughter | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Wilful Murder | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| All Causes | 2382 | 657 | 307 | 87 | 110 | 825 | 396 | 1523 | 655 | 204 | 449 | 414 | 40 | |
| BIRTHS. | BEEMONDSEY. | ROTHERHITHE. | ST. OLAVE'S. | WHOLE BOROUGH. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | |||
| 1417 | 1384 | 2801 | 596 | 520 | 1116 | 140 | 143 | 283 | 2153 | 2047 | 4200 | |||
Table V.—Meteorology op the Year, 1903 (Greenwich Record).
| 1903. MONTH. | Mean Reading of the Barometer. | TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR. | RAIN. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Minimum. | B Maximum. | Mean of A and B. | Number of days it fell. | Amount collected. | |||
| January | ... ... | ins. 29-814 | o 36.8 | 0 44.6 | o 40.7 | 18 | ins. 2.13 |
| February | ... ... | 29.966 | 39.3 | 50.7 | 45.0 | 10 | 1.37 |
| March | ... ... | 29.681 | 38.7 | 53.4 | 46 0 | 18 | 2.20 |
| April | ... ... | 29.709 | 36.7 | 52.0 | 44.3 | 11 | 1.85 |
| May | ... ... | 29.714 | 44.3 | 63.0 | 53.6 | 15 | 195 |
| June | ... ... | 29.857 | 47.0 | 64.6 | 55.8 | 10 | 6.07 |
| July | ... ... | 29.765 | 52.6 | 71.5 | 62.0 | 13 | 5.27 |
| August | ... ... | 29-700 | 51.4 | 69.2 | 60.3 | 17 | 4.82 |
| September | ... ... | 29.853 | 49.3 | 66.0 | 57.6 | 15 | 2.24 |
| October | ... ... | 29.488 | 46.6 | 58.7 | 52.7 | 24 | 4 44 |
| November | ... ... | 29.872 | 39.1 | 49.8 | 44.5 | 16 | 1.93 |
| December | ... ... | 29.581 | 34.5 | 42.0 | 38.3 | 12 | 1.27 |
| Means | ... ... | 29.750 | 43.0 | 57.1 | 50.0 | 179 Sum. | 35.54 Sum. |