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Bermondsey 1902

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1902

Published
1903
Author
Brown, R. K.
Pages
48
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

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    Table A.—Birth Rates.
    Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.Whole Borough.London.
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    Table B.—Deaths.
    Quarter.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.Whole Borough.
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    Table C.—Death Rate.
    Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.Whole Borough.London.
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    TABLE D.-INFANTILE MORTALITY.
    Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Whole Borough.London.
    No. of Deaths.Rate Per 1000 Births.No. of Deaths.Rate per 1000 Births.No. of Deaths.Rate per 1000 Births.No. of Deaths.Rate per 1000 Births.No. of Deaths.Rate per 1000 Births.
  • Page 6
    TABLE E.
    Year.All Causes.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Diarrhœa.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    Table F.—Measles.
    Age Period.COMPLICATIONS.
    Uncomplicated.Broncho-Pneumonia.Bronchitis.Whooping CoughLaryngitis.Empyema.Meningitis.Phthisis.Tabes Mesenterica.Convulsions.Diphtheria.Coma.Pharyngitis.Totals.
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    Table G.—Whooping Cough.
    Age Periods.Uncomplicated.Complications.Totals.
    Pneumonia.Bronchitis.Measles.Convulsions.Marasmus.Rickets.
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    Table H.—Diarrhœa.
    Year.Cases Inquired Into.State of Premises.Family.Method of Feeding.Overcrowding.
    Good.Fair.Defective.Clean and Careful.Dirty and Improvident.Breast.Artificially.Partially by Both Methods.
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    Table I. Phthisis.
    Sub-dist.BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.WHOLE BOROUGH.LONDON.
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    Overcrowding. My attention was drawn to the following cases visited in 1902:—
    Address.Occupants of overcrowded portion of house.Space required.Rooms occupied and cubic ft. space.DeficiencyState of Premises and Family.Result.
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    The following is a list of workshops and workplaces at present on the register:—
    TRADE.PEOPLE EMPLOYED.TRADE.PEOPLE EMPLOYED.
    No.Men.Women.Boys.Girls.No.Men.Women.Boys.Girls
  • Page 30
    Smoke Nuisances. Four hundred and sixty observations were made of chimneys and shafts, and 134 offences reported to the Public Health Committee. Fines and costs were inflicted in the following cases:—
    Fines.Costs.
  • Page 31
    APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1902 and Previous Years.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number. 3Rate.* 4Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.Number. 12Rate.* 13
    Number. 5Rate per 1000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate.* 8
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    I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.
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    II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.
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    III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
    Deaths.
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    III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
    Deaths
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    Table II.— Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1902 and previous Years.
    BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 33
    Table III.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1902.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District:Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality.
    At all Ages.At ages—Years.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 6565 and upwards
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    Table IV.—Births And Corrected Deaths, For The Year 1902.
    Cause of Death.All Ages.Under 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards.Corrected deaths all ages.Outlying Institutions.Institutions in Borough.Deaths of Non-Parishioners in Boro.'
    Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.
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    BIRTHS.BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.WHOLE BOROUGH.
    M.F.M. & F.M.F.M. & F.M.F.M.& F.M.F.M. & F.
  • Page 34
    Table V.—Census, 1901. Ages of Persons, Males and Females, In The Metropolitan Borough Of Bermondsey And its constituent Wards.
    –All Ages.0—5—10—15—20—25—35—45—55—65—75—85—95—
  • Page 35
    Table VI.—Meteorology of The Year, 1902.
    1902. MONTH.Mean Reading of the Barometer.TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR.RAIN.
    Highest by day.Lowest by nightRange in month.Mean of all highest.Mean of all lowest.Mean daily range.Mean for the Month.Number of days it fell.Amount collected.
  • Page 35
    Table VII.—Marriages.
    Year.BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.WHOLE BOROUGH.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    Table VIII.—Food And Drugs Act.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Total' samples taken.No. genuine.No. adulterated.Percentage of articles adulterated. percent.Articles submitted for Analysis,Total samples taken.No. genuine.No. adulterated.Percentage of articles adulterated. percent.
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    Table IX.—Prosecutions. First Quarter.
    No.Sample.Adulteration.Result.
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    Third Quarter.
    No.Sample.Adulteration.Result.
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    Table X.—List of Bakehouses in the Borough.