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Bermondsey 1905

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1905

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Table VI.—Populations, &c., of Wards.

Wards.Population at Census, 1901.Estimated population, 1906.Births, 1906.Birth rate.Deaths, 1906.Death rate.Deaths under 1 year of age.Infantile mortality per thousand births.
Bermondsey—
Ward 1143231421351636.329520.783161
„ 2144051429553037.130221.188166
„ 3156331551454635.226817.373134
„ 4163361621151131.524114.94792
„ 5118041171439934.122319.062155
„ 69982990539239.621321.566168
Rotherhithe-
Ward 1155081542942927.824115.658135
„ 2150461496945930.722314.963137
„ 37906786624230.714218.043178
St. Olave's—
St. John5986525317533.310620.226148
St. Olave225019746030.46633.417283
St. Thomas158113872920.92014.4134
Whole Borough Totals130,760128,7304,28833.3239918.6631147

4 deaths of infants under one year could not be allocated to any particular Ward, but are
included in the total for the whole Borough.

Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year, 1905 (Greenwich Record).

1905. 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.000ins.
January30.10132.443.638.081.00
February29.99237.946.842.3130.72
March29.59438.252.645.4223.56
April29.67539.854.747.3171.70
May29.95043.464.553.981.33
June29.77351.768.860.2184.32
July29.88238.252.445.3150.91
August29.72135.347.241.2183.12
September29.79035.744.640.180.60
October29.84856.477.566.980.92
November29.52952.071.061.5132.54
December30.07249.264.056.6132.31
Means29.82742.557.349.913 Sum 1611.92 Sum 23.03

Table VIII.—Marriages.

Year.BERMONDSEY.ROTHERHITHE.ST. OLAVE'S.WHOLE BOROUGH.
No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
189560514.1824011.947212.1291713.34
189668616.0826813.307312.56102714.96
189783119.6228014.048615.32119717.62
189883319.8030215.288114.96121618.86
189982619.7828814.726813.02118217.76
190078318.8833417.246913.68118618.00
190180019.4429615.425811.92115417.70
190279919.5527014.225411.50112317.39
190379419.5623812.656915.23110117.22
190476718.7128014.625813.04110517.11
Average for years 1895-190477218.5628014.346913.33112116.92
190580119.5725613.385111.81110817.21