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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 XI.—Crude Death Rates for Special Area.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 43.5 | 69.6 | 17.4 |
| 1899 | 39.1 | 26.1 | 52.2 |
| 1900 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| 1901 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| 1902 | 43.5 | 60.8 | 26.1 |
| 1903 | 34.8 | 26.1 | 43.5 |
| 1904 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 8.7 |
| Average, 7 years | 33.54 | 37.27 | 29.83 |
Deaths under 1 year per thousand of population under 1 year ... 286 for Special Area.
„ „188 Whole Borough.
Table XII.—Infectious Diseases Notified.
| Years. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1899 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| 1900 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 1901 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| 1902 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7 |
| 1903 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 1904 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
Incidence in Area 13 per thousand of population.
„ Whole Borough 9 „
(4 years 1901-2-3-4).
Porlock Place
Area.
Whole
Borough.
London.
1.67
3.10
1.90
Death rate for Phthisis
„ other Respiratory Diseases
9.94
4.52*
3.35
Total Lung Diseases
13.04
6.42
5.02
1.46
5.59
2.05
Zymotic Diseases (Exclusive of Diarrhœa)
2.29
6.83
2.98
(Total)
Table XIII.—Proceedings during 1905.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of inspections, 1905. | Number of notices, 1905. | Number of prosecutions, 1905. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1904. | Added in 1905. | Removed in 1905. | On register at end of 1905. | ||||
| Milk premises | 301 | 121 | 159 | 263 | 861 | 65 | 2 |
| Cowsheds | 7 | – | – | 7 | 103 | 4 | – |
| Slaughter-houses | 2 | – | – | 2 | 76 | 2 | – |
| Other offensive trade premises | 13 | – | – | 13 | 225 | 4 | – |
| Ice cream premises | 69 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 295 | 36 | – |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 218 | 4 | 1 | 221 | 596 | (a)*10 | (a)* 1 withdrawn |
| (b)*194 | (b)*— | ||||||
* (a) For overcrowding. * (b) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes - - 3647
Overcrowding, 1905—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 38
Number remedied 38
Number of prosecutions 1 (Summons withdrawn
Overcrowding abated.
Underground rooms —
Illegal occupation dealt with during year
Number of rooms closed
Insanitary houses —
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act
Number of premises cleansed under Section 20 of the L.C.C. (General
Powers) Act, 1904