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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1902
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1902
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I.
Institutions within the District receiving
sick and infirm persons from
outside the District
II.
Institutions outside the District
receiving sick and infirm persons
from the District.
III.
Other Institutions, the deaths in which
have been distributed among the several localities
in the District.
Deaths
Horton Asylum
5
Leavesden Asylum
6
London County Asylum, Dartford
8
Manor Asylum, Epsom
3
Camberwell Infirmary
1
City Infirmary, Bow
1
Greenwich Infirmary
1
Lambeth Infirmary
1
Southwark Infirmary
5
Shoreditch Infirmary
1
Whitechapel Infirmary
1
St. George's-in-the-East Infirmary
1
St. Olave's Workhouse, Ladywell
62
St. Olave's Children's Home
2
St Giles' Workhouse
2
"Friedenheim"
1
Gresham Almshouses, Brixton
1
Heart House, Soho
1
St. Peter's House
1
"The Nest," Upper Clapton
1
Faulkener's Hotel, Villiers Street
1
Blackheath
1
Grand Surrey Canal
2
Hampstead Heath
1
Nine Elms Goods Depot
1
Old Kent Road
1
Lea Cut, Poplar
1
St. James' Park Ornamental Water
1
Ruby Street, Old Kent Road
1
River Thames
5
River Lea
1
496
Total
Table II.— Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1902 and previous Years.
BERMONDSEY.
ROTHERHITHE.
ST. OLAVE'S.
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.
Year.
Population
estimated to middle
of each year.
Births registered.
Deaths at all ages.
Deaths under 1 year.
1892
84,880
3177
1935
516
39,533
1318
846
198
12,467
463
345
85
1893
85,038
3192
2004
537
39,757
1379
927
227
12,295
412
312
58
1894
85,197
3095
1734
451
39,983
1353
764
218
12,069
480
268
55
1895
85,356
3212
1869
520
40,208
1304
783
193
11,874
428
314
88
1896
85,323
3203
1873
513
40,281
1346
834
214
11,627
419
261
64
1897
84,717
3176
1883
605
39,890
1258
766
219
11,220
253
434
67
1898
84,116
3090
1771
485
39,504
1298
773
220
10,826
357
232
47
1899
83,518
3063
2063
574
39,121
1266
865
215
10,446
361
276
53
1900
82,925
2826
1948
526
38,742
1184
883
243
10,081
400
231
48
1901
82,337
2920
1768
497
38,367
1220
747
215
9,729
319
204
42
Averages
of years
1892 to 1901.
84,341
3095
1885
522
39,539
1293
819
216
11,263
407
270
61
81,752
2855
1782
455
37,995
1170
741
174
9,389
321
233
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III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
| Deaths | |
|---|---|
| Horton Asylum | 5 |
| Leavesden Asylum | 6 |
| London County Asylum, Dartford | 8 |
| Manor Asylum, Epsom | 3 |
| Camberwell Infirmary | 1 |
| City Infirmary, Bow | 1 |
| Greenwich Infirmary | 1 |
| Lambeth Infirmary | 1 |
| Southwark Infirmary | 5 |
| Shoreditch Infirmary | 1 |
| Whitechapel Infirmary | 1 |
| St. George's-in-the-East Infirmary | 1 |
| St. Olave's Workhouse, Ladywell | 62 |
| St. Olave's Children's Home | 2 |
| St Giles' Workhouse | 2 |
| "Friedenheim" | 1 |
| Gresham Almshouses, Brixton | 1 |
| Heart House, Soho | 1 |
| St. Peter's House | 1 |
| "The Nest," Upper Clapton | 1 |
| Faulkener's Hotel, Villiers Street | 1 |
| Blackheath | 1 |
| Grand Surrey Canal | 2 |
| Hampstead Heath | 1 |
| Nine Elms Goods Depot | 1 |
| Old Kent Road | 1 |
| Lea Cut, Poplar | 1 |
| St. James' Park Ornamental Water | 1 |
| Ruby Street, Old Kent Road | 1 |
| River Thames | 5 |
| River Lea | 1 |
| Total | 496 |
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. |
| 1892 | 84,880 | 3177 | 1935 | 516 | 39,533 | 1318 | 846 | 198 | 12,467 | 463 | 345 | 85 |
| 1893 | 85,038 | 3192 | 2004 | 537 | 39,757 | 1379 | 927 | 227 | 12,295 | 412 | 312 | 58 |
| 1894 | 85,197 | 3095 | 1734 | 451 | 39,983 | 1353 | 764 | 218 | 12,069 | 480 | 268 | 55 |
| 1895 | 85,356 | 3212 | 1869 | 520 | 40,208 | 1304 | 783 | 193 | 11,874 | 428 | 314 | 88 |
| 1896 | 85,323 | 3203 | 1873 | 513 | 40,281 | 1346 | 834 | 214 | 11,627 | 419 | 261 | 64 |
| 1897 | 84,717 | 3176 | 1883 | 605 | 39,890 | 1258 | 766 | 219 | 11,220 | 434 | 253 | 67 |
| 1898 | 84,116 | 3090 | 1771 | 485 | 39,504 | 1298 | 773 | 220 | 10,826 | 357 | 232 | 47 |
| 1899 | 83,518 | 3063 | 2063 | 574 | 39,121 | 1266 | 865 | 215 | 10,446 | 361 | 276 | 53 |
| 1900 | 82,925 | 2826 | 1948 | 526 | 38,742 | 1184 | 883 | 243 | 10,081 | 400 | 231 | 48 |
| 1901 | 82,337 | 2920 | 1768 | 497 | 38,367 | 1220 | 747 | 215 | 9,729 | 319 | 204 | 42 |
| Averages of years 1892 to 1901. | 84,341 | 3095 | 1885 | 522 | 39,539 | 1293 | 819 | 216 | 11,263 | 407 | 270 | 61 |
| 1902 | 81,752 | 2855 | 1782 | 455 | 37,995 | 1170 | 741 | 174 | 9,389 | 321 | 233 | 49 |