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Bermondsey 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1904
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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.
Rotherith
At all
Ages.
Bermondsey.
Bermondsey.
Rotherhithe.
St. Olave.
St. Olave.
At ages— Years.
Under I
1.
5 to 15.
15 to 25.
25 to 65.
65 and Upward
1 to 5. '
19
1
6
-
6
6
7
6
5
7
1
10
Small-pox
1
Cholera
-
-
-
-
-
i
-
-
-
-
vuuiuin
191
12
69
1)2
92
5
-
123
60
8
118
48
8
Membranous croup
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Erysipelas
187
1
11
22
21
100
29
126
50
11
-
-
-
scarlet5
451
8
165
247
20
11
-
2GB
163
20
242
137
20
Typhus fever
-
-
-
-
-
I
-
I
-
-
-
-
-
32
22
Enteric fever
73
-
4
26
21
22
-
42
29
2
2
Relapsing fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Continued fever
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
Puerperal fever
4
-
-
3
1
-
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
Plague
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38
157
99
chicken-pox
(From Apiil 7th to Nov. 7th)
294
35
136
121
2
-
-
-
-
-
212
37
87
398
407
Totals
1220
60
368
509
86
150
29
726
Table IV.—Births and Corrected Deaths, for the Year 1904.
Cause of Death.
All
Ages.
Under
1
1 and under 5
5 and under 15
15 and under 25
25 and under 65
65 and upward
Corrected deaths
all ages.
Outling Institutions
Indtitutions in Borought
Deaths of Non-Parisioners i Boro.,
Bermoudsey.
Rotherhithe.
St.Olave's.
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Measles
136
33
99
4
-
-
-
87
42
7
7
3
-
Scarlet Fever
18
2
9
7
-
-
12
6
17
-
-
-
-
Whooping Cough
68
22
45
1
-
—
-
43
19
6
4
2
-
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup
17
4
10
2
-
-
-
6
1
10
15
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
fe (lyplius
-
-
-
-
-
-
--
-
-
-
-
-
-
Enteric
16
4
5
4
4
7
1
8
8
-
12
1
-
other Continued
3
1
1
-
-
1
-
3
-
--
-
-
-
4
-
5
-
Epidemic Influenza.
19
-
1
1
-
12
5
13
2
Cholera
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Plague
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Diarrhoea
189
148
35
-
3
»
122
49
18
2
2
25
-
Enteritis
13
8
1
-
3
-
11
2
-
2
-
1
-
Puerperal Fever
2
-
1
1
-
1
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
4
Erysipelas
8
2
1
-
2
3
4
2
2
2
-
3
Other Septic Diseases
23
3
6
1
2
8
6
17
*
3
14
-
Phthisis
257
3
6
12
34
197
5
166
60 I
31
19
112
8
17
1
7
22
Other Tubercular diseases
93
33
3535
60
29
4
22
1
-
Cancer and Malignant disease
92
-
-
-
63
26
23
7
19
30
81
62
4
Bronchitis
256
55
-
112
72
13
53
1
14
75
171
20
-
Pneumonia
273
84
88
3
7
58
88
164
81 !
28
47
23
2
Pleurisy
2
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs
11
2
1
1
1
3
3
5
2
4
6
-
1
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver
39
-
-
-
25
4
21
11
7
7
8
1
-
Venereal diseases
7
6
-
--
1
-
6
1
-
-
-
-
-
Premature birth
91
11
-
-
-
--
32
8
8
1
91
53
-
Diseases and accidents of Parturition
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
1-
-
-
Heart diseases
154
>
2
7
9
84
51
90
46
18»
35 3500
2
3333
Accidents
30
103
10
8
8 !
37
10
sfl
2!
15
46
2
1+
Suicides
ill ,1 /~i
11
-
-
2
9
-
8
3
-
3
A t
3
All other Causes—
691
191
32
16 16
11
222
216
4:17
183437
71
164
134
9
All Causes
2593
396
85
81
829
479
1034
718
246
495
440
44
723
ST. OLAVE'S.
WHOLE BOBOOGH,
Bermonfatrs.
ROTHERHITHE.
BERJIONDSEY.
M. * F.
M.
, I
M. & F.
If.
F.
I M. i F.
! M.
F.
M.
M. & F.
F.
1429
1319
2748
542
541
108:3
198
164
362
2169
2024
4193
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. | Rotherhith | St. Olave. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and Upward | ||||||||
| Small-pox | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | – | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cholera | 191 | 12 | 69 | 92 | 13 | 5 | – | 123 | 60 | 8 | 118 | 48 | 8 |
| Membranous croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | 187 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 100 | 29 | 126 | 50 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Scarlet fever | 451 | 8 | 165 | 247 | 20 | 11 | – | 268 | 163 | 20 | 242 | 137 | 20 |
| Typhus fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric fever | 73 | – | 4 | 26 | 21 | 22 | – | 42 | 29 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 2 |
| Relapsing fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Continued fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chicken-pox (From April 7th to Nov. 7th) | 294 | 35 | 136 | 121 | 2 | – | – | 157 | 99 | 38 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1220 | 60 | 386 | 509 | 86 | 150 | 29 | 726 | 407 | 87 | 398 | 212 | 37 |
Table IV.—Births and Corrected Deaths, for the Year 1904.
| Cause of Death. | All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under b | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | Corrected deaths all ages. | Outlying Institutions. | Institutions in Borougb. | Deaths of Nou-Parishioners in Boro.' | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermoudsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave's. | ||||||||||||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Measles | 136 | 33 | 99 | 4 | – | – | – | 87 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 3 | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | – | 17 | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | 68 | 22 | 45 | 1 | – | – | – | 43 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 1 | 15 | – | – | |
| Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1 | Typhus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric | 16 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | – | 12 | 1 | – | |
| Other Continued | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Epidemic Influenza. | 19 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diarrhœa | 189 | 148 | 35 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 122 | 49 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 2 | |
| Enteritis | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 11 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | – | |
| Phthisis | 257 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 197 | 5 | 166 | 60 | 31 | 19 | 112 | 8 | |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 93 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | 60 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 1 | |
| Cancer and Malignant disease | 92 | – | 3 | – | – | 63 | 26 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | 256 | 55 | 14 | – | – | 75 | 112 | 171 | 72 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 273 | 84 | 88 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 33 | 164 | 81 | 28 | 47 | 23 | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | |
| Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 39 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| Venereal diseases | 7 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Premature birth | 91 | 91 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 53 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 1 | – | |
| Diseases and accidents of Parturition | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Heart diseases | 154 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 51 | 90 | 46 | 18 | 33 | 35 | 2 | |
| Accidents | 103 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 10 | 59 | 29 | 15 | 46 | 2 | 14 | |
| Suicides | 11 | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| All other Causes— | 691 | 194 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 222 | 216 | 437 | 183 | 71 | 164 | 134 | 9 | |
| All Causes | 2593 | 723 | 396 | 85 | 81 | 829 | 479 | 1634 | 713 | 246 | 495 | 440 | 44 | |
| BIRTH. | BERJIONDSEY. | ROTHERHITHE. | ST. OLAVE'S. | WHOLE BOROUGH. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. * F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | |||
| 1429 | 1319 | 2748 | 542 | 541 | 1083 | 198 | 164 | 362 | 2169 | 2024 | 4193 | |||