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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 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1904
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44
Institutions within the District receiving
sick and infirm persons from
outside the District
11.
Institutions outside the District
receiving sick ami infirm persons
from the District.
111.
Other Institutions, the deaths in which
have been distribute i among the several localities
in the District.
1 .
No. of Deaths
Tooting Bee Asylum
15
Norwood Asylum
1
Claybury Asylum
4
Dareuth Asylum
1
Horton Asylum
5
Manor Asylum, Epsom
1
City Infirmary, Bromley
1
Shoreditch Intirmary
2
Southwark Infirmary
1
Lewisham Infirmary
1
Wkitechapel Infirmary
1
Greenwich Workhouse
2
St. Peter's House, Kennington
1
Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, Peckham
1
Wandsworth Prison
1
River Thames
5
Grand Surrey Canal
2
Miscellaneous
10
Total
495
Table ll.—Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1904 and previous Years.
BERMONDSEY.
ROTHBBHITHE.
ST. OLAVE'S.
Population
estimated to middle
of each year.
Births registered.
Deaths at all ages.
Deaths under 1 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.
Population
estimated to middle
of each year.
Year.
1734
451
39,983
1353
764
12,069
268
1894
85,197
3095
218
480
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
89,121
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
82,441
2920
1768
497
38,446
1220
747
215
9,746
319
204
42
1902
82,281
2855
1782
455
38,394
1170
741
174
9,462
321
233
49
2801
1903
I 82,129
1523
453
38,347
1116
655
168
9,178
283
204
36
Averages
of years
1894 to 1903.
1821
508
781
208
10,053
380
248
55
3024
39,292
1251
83,800
1904
81,986
2748
477
38,304
1083
187
8,897
BG2
246
1634
713
59
111. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distribute i among the several localities in the District.
| No. of Deaths | |
|---|---|
| Tooting Bee Asylum | 15 |
| Norwood Asylum | 1 |
| Claybury Asylum | 4 |
| Darenth Asylum | 1 |
| Horton Asylum | 5 |
| Manor Asylum, Epsom | 1 |
| City Infirmary, Bromley | 1 |
| Shoreditch Infirmary | 2 |
| Southwark Infirmary | 1 |
| Lewisham Infirmary | 1 |
| Wkitechapel Infirmary | 1 |
| Greenwich Workhouse | 2 |
| St. Peter's House, Kennington | 1 |
| Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, Peckham | 1 |
| Wandsworth Prison | 1 |
| River Thames | 5 |
| Grand Surrey Canal | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 |
| Total | 495 |
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. |
| 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 | 82,441 | 2920 | 1768 | 497 | 38,446 | 1220 | 747 | 215 | 9,746 | 319 | 204 | 42 |
| 1902 | 82,281 | 2855 | 1782 | 455 | 38,394 | 1170 | 741 | 174 | 9,462 | 321 | 233 | 49 |
| 1903 | 82,129 | 2801 | 1523 | 453 | 38,347 | 1116 | 655 | 168 | 9,178 | 283 | 204 | 36 |
| Averages of years 1894 to 1903. | 83,800 | 3024 | 1821 | 508 | 39,292 | 1251 | 781 | 208 | 10,653 | 380 | 248 | 55 |
| 1904 | 81,986 | 2748 | 1634 | 477 | 38,304 | 1083 | 713 | 187 | 8,897 | 362 | 246 | 59 |