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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 1907
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1907
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II.
Institutions outside the District
receiving sick and infirm persons
from the District.
III.
Other Institutions, the deaths in which
have been distributed among the several localities
in the District.
I.
Institutions within the District
receiving sick and infirm persons
from outside the District.
]
No. of
Deaths.
Banstead Asylum
8
Belmont Asylum
4
Cane Hill Asylum
4
Caterham Asylum
9
Claybury Asylum
6
Colney Hatch Asylum.
2
Darenth Asylum
1
Dartford Heath Asylum
4
Hanwell Asylum
1
Horton Asylum
5
King's Norton Asylum
1
Leavesden Asylum
4
Long Grove Asylum
1
Manor Asylum
1
Tooting Bee Asylum
15
Camberwell Workhouse
1
Camberwell Infirmary
1
Lewisham Infirmary
1
St. George's-in-the-East Infirmary
1
St. Giles' Workhouse
1
Southwark Infirmary
4
Central London Sick Asylum, Hendon
1
Hartlepool Royal Naval Barracks
1
Mothers' Home, 396, Commercial Road
1
Sick Asylum, Bromley
1
St. Joseph's Hospice, Mare Street
1
St. Peter's House, Lambeth
2
River Thames and Canal
5
In private premises or street
5
507
Table II. —Vital, Statistics of separate Localities in 1907 and Previous Years.
Bekmondsey.
Rothebhithe.
ST. Olave.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Births
registered.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Births.
registered.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Year.
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
778
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
1904
81,986
2748
1634
477
38,304
1083
713
187
8,897
362
246
59
1905
81,852
2894
1597
422
38,264
1130
604
164
8,614
264
198
45
1906
81,727
2683
1618
408
38,229
1089
702
170
8,332
259
209
46
Averages
of years
1897-1906.
2906
490
197
336
1181
82,769
1759
38,724
9,680
229
49
745
81,610
2674
1506
335
38,197
669
144
229
1907
1110
8,049
163
22
III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
| No. of Deaths. | |
|---|---|
| Banstead Asylum | 8 |
| Belmont Asylum | 4 |
| Cane Hill Asylum | 4 |
| Caterham Asylum | 9 |
| Claybury Asylum | 6 |
| Colney Hatch Asylum. | 2 |
| Darenth Asylum | 1 |
| Dartford Heath Asylum | 4 |
| Hanwell Asylum | 1 |
| Horton Asylum | 5 |
| King's Norton Asylum | 1 |
| Leavesden Asylum | 4 |
| Long Grove Asylum | 1 |
| Manor Asylum | 1 |
| Tooting Bee Asylum | 15 |
| Camberwell Workhouse | 1 |
| Camberwell Infirmary | 1 |
| Lewisham Infirmary | 1 |
| St. George's-in-the-East Infirmary | 1 |
| St. Giles' Workhouse | 1 |
| Southwark Infirmary | 4 |
| Central London Sick Asylum, Hendon | 1 |
| Hartlepool Royal Naval Barracks | 1 |
| Mothers' Home, 396, Commercial Road | 1 |
| Sick Asylum, Bromley | 1 |
| St. Joseph's Hospice, Mare Street | 1 |
| St. Peter's House, Lambeth | 2 |
| River Thames and Canal | 5 |
| In private premises or street | 5 |
| 507 |
Table II.—Vital, Statistics of separate Localities in 1907 and Previous Years.
| Year. | Bermondsey. | Rothebhithe. | ST. Olave. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | |
| 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 | 778 | 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 |
| 1904 | 81,986 | 2748 | 1634 | 477 | 38,304 | 1083 | 713 | 187 | 8,897 | 362 | 246 | 59 |
| 1905 | 81,852 | 2894 | 1597 | 422 | 38,264 | 1130 | 604 | 164 | 8,614 | 264 | 198 | 45 |
| 1906 | 81,727 | 2683 | 1618 | 408 | 38,229 | 1089 | 702 | 170 | 8,332 | 259 | 209 | 46 |
| Averages of years 1897-1906. | 82,769 | 2906 | 1759 | 490 | 38,724 | 1181 | 745 | 197 | 9,680 | 336 | 229 | 49 |
| 1907 | 81,610 | 2674 | 1506 | 335 | 38,197 | 1110 | 669 | 144 | 8,049 | 229 | 163 | 22 |