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Bermondsey 1904

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1904

Published
1905
Author
Brown, R. K.
Pages
60
Tables
48

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48 tables in this report

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    I.—VITAL STATISTICS. Population. The populations of the Borough of Bermondsey and its registration sub-districts, as enumerated in the Census of 1891, 1896 and 1901, were as follow:—
    1891.1896.1901.Estimate, 1904.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Wards.Areas measured to centre of river.Land areas.Population at Census, 1901.No. of persons per acre computed on land area.
    Acres.Acres.
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    Table A—Birth Rates. A.
    Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.Whole Borough.London.
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    Table B.
    Quarter.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.Whole Borough.
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    Table C.-Increase or Decrease of Diseases in 1904 Compared with 1903.
    Increase.Decrease.
    Amount.Amount.Amount.Amount.
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    Table D.—Death Rate.
    Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.Whole Borough.London.
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    Table E.-Death Rates corrected for Age and Sex Constitution of the various Populations.
    District.Year.Factor for Correction of Age and Sex Distribution.Crude Death Rate.Corrected Death Rate.
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    Table F.—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.
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    Feeding Table.
    Age of Child.Milk.Barley Water.Total Amount each feed.No. of Feeds in 24 hours.
    Tablespoonfuls.
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    Table G.
    Year.All Causes.Principal Zymotic Liseases.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 H.
    Weeks.Temperature of the Air.Temperature of ground 3 feet below surface.Rainfall.Deaths from Diarrhœa.
    1903.1904.1903.1904.1903.1904.1903.1904.
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    Table I.—Deats from 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 J. Phthisis.
    SUB-DIST.BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.WHOLE BOROUGH.LONDON.
    Year.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    Table K. Cancer. Deaths during 1903 and 1904.
    Forms of the disease. Sex.All ages.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    The attack rate per 1,000 living was 3.49, compared with 3.08 in 1903. In 53 cases the source of infection was attributed as follows:—
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    "In one house in St. Helena Road, 9 cases have occurred. The following are the names, ages, and dates on which they fell ill :—
    Date Notified, 1904.Name.Age.Fell ill.
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    The annexed table gives the number of notifications received from the schools, the number of " contacts" included and the number of deaths in fortnightly intervals.
    Fortnight endingPatients."Contacts."Deaths.
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    I certainly see no reason to give up the voluntary notification, but on the contrary hope it will be extended at no distant date.
    OCCUPATION.Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsALL AGES.
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    Anthrax. The following is a complete list of all the cases of anthrax which occurred in connection with Bermondsey in 1904.
    Date notified 1904.Name and Address of Patient.Occupation.Part Affected.Source of Infection.Result of Illness.
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    Children excluded from School on account of Infectious Diseases.
    Schools.Scarlet Fever.Diptheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Continured Fever.Measles.Whooping Cough.Chickenpox.Mumps.Ophthalmia.Eczema.
    Total.Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients,"Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."Patients."Contacts."
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    Offensive Trades. The same number of offensive trades, viz., 13, are on the register as during 1903. They consist of the following:—
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    Offensive Matter. Five summonses were taken out under the London County Council bye-laws for carrying offensive matter through the streets at improper hours or in improper receptacles:—
    Date.Name and Address.Offence.Result.
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    Disinfection. The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year:—
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    Food Examined from July 6th, 1904, to January 3rd, 1905.
    Inspectors.Meat.Fish.Fruit.Vegetables.Tinned Goods.Dairy Produce.Cereals.
    Inspections.Tons.Inspections.Tons.Inspections.Tons.Inspections.Tons.Inspections.Tons.Inspections.Tons.Inspections.Tons.
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    The number of specimens of tubercle is steadily increasing and was 172, compared with 134 in 1903 and 67 in 1902
    Nature of Specimen.Number Examined.Result of Examination.
    Positive Result.Negative Result.
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    Overcrowding. The following casas of overcrowding were visited by the Medical Officer of Health during 1904:-
    Address.Occupants of overcrowded part of house.Space Required.Rooms occupied and cubic feet space.Deficiency.State of Premises and Family.
    cubic ft.
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    It is a curious coincidence that with the increase of the number of samples taken during the year 1904 there should be an improvement in the quality of the genuine samples taken, as the following table shows:- Of samples taken in 1904—
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    "The following table gives particulars as to population, number of rooms, and ownership of the various houses:—
    Premises.Rooms.Families.Adults.ChildrenOwner or Agent.
    under 10under 1
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    Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1904 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.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Pnblic 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. Column No. 10 includes deaths of non-residents which occurred in the following:—
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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.
    No.of Deaths
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    111. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distribute i among the several localities in the District.
    No. of Deaths
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    Table ll.—Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1904 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.Death at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table lll.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1904.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District:Total Cases Notified in Bach Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality.
    At all Ages.At ages—Years.Bermondsey.RotherhithSt. Olave.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and Upward
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    Table IV.—Births and Corrected Deaths, for the Year 1904.
    Cause of Death.All Ages.Under 11 and under b5 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards.Corrected deaths all ages.Outlying Institutions.Institutions in Borougb.Deaths of Nou-Parishioners in Boro.'
    Bermoudsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave's.
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    Table V.—Meteorology of the Year, 1904 (Greenwich Record).
    1904. 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.
    ins.°°°ins.
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    Table VI.—Marriages.
    Year.BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.WHOLE BOROUGH.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    Table VII.—Proceedings during 1904.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OP PLACES.Number of inspection-, 1904.Number of notice, 1904.Number of prosecutions 1904.
    On register at end of l903.Added in 1904.Removed in 1904.On register at end of 1904.
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    Table Vlll.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. (1) Inspection.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Table VIII.—continued. (2) Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    (3) Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    Table IX.—Workshops.
    Trade.No. of Workshops on Register.No. of Workrooms.Persons Employed.
    Males.Females.Young Persons.
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    Table X.—Sanitary Work, 1904.
    Houses and other places inspected:—Mr. Thomas.Mr. AshdownMr. CockburnMr. Bartlett.Mr. Toogood.Mr. Scott.Mr. WilliamsMr. Hoskins.Mr. Harris.Mr. Jones.Mr. Davies.Totals.
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    Table XI.—Food and Drugs.
    Articles submitted for analysis.Total samples taken.Number genuine.Number adulterated.Percentage of articles adulterated.
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    Table XII.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1904.
    No.Sample.Adulteration.Result.
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    Table XIII.—List of Bakehouses in the Borough.
    AddressSituation of Bakehouse.
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    Table XlV.—Causes of Death, 1904. Corrected for deaths of non-residents within the Borough and deaths of residents without the Borough.
    Disease.Whole Boro.' All ages.Under 11 and under 55 and under 1010 and under 1515 and under 2020 and under 2525 and under 3535 and under 4545 and under 5555 and under 6565 and under 7575 and under 8585 and upwardsSub-Districts.
    Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.
    Males.Females.Totals.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Totals.MalesFemales.Totals.Males.Females.Totals.