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Bermondsey 1913

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913

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The death-rate for the Borough in 1913 was 17.9 per thousand
living inhabitants, being 1.0 above that recorded in 1912, and 0.7
below the average for the last 10 years. If the Census population
be taken as the basis of calculation of the rate, it works out at 17.8,
which is 1.0 above that for 1912.

Table: TABLE C.—DEATH RATES.

TABLE C.—DEATH RATES.

Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Whole Borough.London.
190318·5417·0822·2318·415·1
190419·9118·5927·6520·116·0
190519·5115·7822·9818·615·1
190619·8018·3625·0819·715·1
190718·4517·5120·2518·314·6
190819·4215·7027·7818·813·8
190919·2017·1422·7018·814·0
191017·7215·8125·6717·612·7
191117·9019·0021·2218·415·8
191217·5314·7019·7216·913·6
Average for years 1903-191218·8016·9723·5318·614·6
1913— On estimated population18·3516·9418·6317·914·2
On Census population, 191118·3316·5718·0517·8–

Table: TABLE D.—Increase or Decrease of Deaths from Various Diseases in 1913 compared with 1912.

TABLE D.—Increase or Decrease of Deaths from Various Diseases in 1913 compared with 1912.

Increase.Decrease.
Heart Diseases4Measles13
Bronchitis21Scarlet Fever3
Influenza9Diphtheria1
Whooping Cough11Cancer17
Diarrhœa and Enteritis79Phthisis11
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis2Premature Birth2
Pneumonia42Accidents19
Other causes55Suicides2
Enteric Fever3
Other Tubercular Diseases22
Other Respiratory Diseases6
Total223Total99

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It will be seen from the above that the increases amount to
223, and the decreases to 99.