Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1904
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APPENDIX.
Table I. —Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1904 and Previous Years-.
Year.
1
Population
estimated to
Middle of
each Year.
2
Total
Deaths
in
Public
Institutions in
the
District.
Deaths of
Nonresidents
registered
in Public
Institutions in
the
District.
10
Deaths of
Residents
registered
in Pnblic
Institutions
beyond
the
District.
11
Net Deaths at all
Ages belonging
to the District.
Births.
Total Deaths Registered in the
District.
Number.
3
Rate.
4
Under 1 Year of Age.
At all Ages.
Rate*
13
Number.
12
Rate. ☼
8
Number.
7
Rate per
1000
Births
registered.
6
Number.
5
1894
137,249
35·9
745
151
2417
336
2766
17·6
392
20.1
4928
43
1895
137,438
4944
35·9
818
165
2650
19·3
387
41
357
2966
21.6
1896
36·2
807
162
2646
19·3
385
2968
21·6
137,231
4968
57
379
135,827
4868
903
185
2540
404
21.4
1897
35·8
18·7
35
397
2902
1898
134,446
4745
35·3
779
164
2422
18.0
438
81
435
2776
20.6
133,085
35·2
855
182
3204
24·1
1899
4690
2817
21·2
515
48
435
131,748
837
190
2684
20·4
23·3
1900
4410
33·5
540
99
477
3062
1901
130,633
4459
34·1
711
159
2320
17·8
423
52
451
2719
20·8
1902
130,137
4346
33·4
636
146
2323
17·8
460
63
496
2756
21·2
1903
129,654
4200
32·4
596
142
1973
15·2
414
40
449
2382
18·4
Averages
for years
1804-1903
133,745
4656
34.8
769
165
2479
18·5
430
56
427
21·3
2850
1904
129,187
4193
32·4
654
156
2142
440
44
495
2593
20·1
16.6
Rates in columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water), 1336.1.
At Census of 1901 —Total population of all ages, 130,760.
Number of inhabited houses, 15,817.
Average number of persons per house, 8.26.
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.
I.
Institutions within the District receiving
sick and infirm persons from
outside the District.
No.of
Deaths
Bermondsey Workhouse,
Ladywell-51 deaths
Column No. 10 includes deaths
of non-residents which occurred in the following :—
Guy's Hospital
233
Bermondsey Workhouse, Ladywell
51
„ Children's Home, Peckham Rye
3
1. Bermondsey Infirmary, Rotherhithe
Brook Hospital
32
Park „
5
South Western Hospital
2
2. Bermondsey Workhouse, Tanner Street
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
11
Evelina Hospital
10
Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich
3
8. Bermondsey Workhouse, Parish Street
King's College Hospital
3
London Hospital
5
St. Thomas' Hospital
8
i. Metropolitan Asylums Board
Wharf and Shelter, Rotherhithe
East London Hospital
10
Chest Hospital, Victoria Park
1
Royal Face Hospital
1
Westminster Hospital
1
5. Surrey Commercial Docks,
River Thames, etc.
London Temperance Hospital
1
General Lying-in Hospital, York Road
2
Friedenheim Hospital
2
Charing Cross Hospital
8
West London Hospital
1
Homoeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond
Street
2
Miller Hospital
1
New Hospital for Women, Euston Rd.
1
Cancer Hospital
1
Clapham Maternity Hospital
1
Cane Hill Asylum
12
Dartford Asylum
8
Caterham Asylum
14
Leavesden Asylum
2
Banstead Asylum
5
Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1904 and Previous Years-.
| Year. 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10 | Deaths of Residents registered in Pnblic Institutions beyond the District. 11 | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. 3 | Rate. 4 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | Number. 12 | Rate* 13 | |||||||
| Number. 5 | Rate per 1000 Births registered. 6 | Number. 7 | Rate.* 8 | |||||||||
| 1894 | 137,249 | 4928 | 35·9 | 745 | 151 | 2417 | 17·6 | 336 | 43 | 392 | 2766 | 20.1 |
| 1895 | 137,438 | 4944 | 35·9 | 818 | 165 | 2650 | 19·3 | 387 | 41 | 357 | 2966 | 21.6 |
| 1896 | 137,231 | 4968 | 36·2 | 807 | 162 | 2646 | 19·3 | 385 | 57 | 379 | 2968 | 21·6 |
| 1897 | 135,827 | 4868 | 35·8 | 903 | 185 | 2540 | 18·7 | 404 | 35 | 397 | 2902 | 21.4 |
| 1898 | 134,446 | 4745 | 35·3 | 779 | 164 | 2422 | 18.0 | 438 | 81 | 435 | 2776 | 20.6 |
| 1899 | 133,085 | 4690 | 35·2 | 855 | 182 | 2817 | 21·2 | 515 | 48 | 435 | 3204 | 24·1 |
| 1900 | 131,748 | 4410 | 33·5 | 837 | 190 | 2684 | 20·4 | 540 | 99 | 477 | 3062 | 23·3 |
| 1901 | 130,633 | 4459 | 34·1 | 711 | 159 | 2320 | 17·8 | 423 | 52 | 451 | 2719 | 20·8 |
| 1902 | 130,137 | 4346 | 33·4 | 636 | 146 | 2323 | 17·8 | 460 | 63 | 496 | 2756 | 21·2 |
| 1903 | 129,654 | 4200 | 32·4 | 596 | 142 | 1973 | 15·2 | 414 | 40 | 449 | 2382 | 18·4 |
| Averages for years 1804-1903 | 133,745 | 4656 | 34.8 | 769 | 165 | 2479 | 18·5 | 430 | 56 | 427 | 2850 | 21·3 |
| 1904 | 129,187 | 4193 | 32·4 | 654 | 156 | 2142 | 16.6 | 440 | 44 | 495 | 2593 | 20·1 |
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:—
| 1. Bermondsey Infirmary, Rotherhithe | |
| 2. Bermondsey Workhouse, Tanner Street | |
| 3. Bermondsey Workhouse, Parish Street | |
| 4. Metropolitan Asylums Board Wharf and Shelter, Rotherhithe | |
| 5. Surrey Commercial Docks, River Thames, etc. |
II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.
| Bermondsey Workhouse, Ladywell-51 deaths |
III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
| No.of Deaths | |
|---|---|
| Guy's Hospital | 233 |
| Bermondsey Workhouse, Ladywell | 51 |
| „ Children's Home, Peckham Rye | 3 |
| Brook Hospital | 32 |
| Park „ | 5 |
| South Western Hospital | 2 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 11 |
| Evelina Hospital | 10 |
| Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich | 3 |
| King's College Hospital | 3 |
| London Hospital | 5 |
| St. Thomas' Hospital | 8 |
| East London Hospital | 10 |
| Chest Hospital, Victoria Park | 1 |
| Royal Face Hospital | 1 |
| Westminster Hospital | 1 |
| London Temperance Hospital | 1 |
| General Lying-in Hospital, York Road | 2 |
| Friedenheim Hospital | 2 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 8 |
| West London Hospital | 1 |
| Homœopathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street | 2 |
| Miller Hospital | 1 |
| New Hospital for Women, Euston Rd. | 1 |
| Cancer Hospital | 1 |
| Clapham Maternity Hospital | 1 |
| Cane Hill Asylum | 12 |
| Dartford Asylum | 8 |
| Caterham Asylum | 14 |
| Leavesden Asylum | 2 |
| Banstead Asylum | 5 |