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Bermondsey 1910

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1910

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Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.
Estimated
population,
1910.
Population at
Census,
1901.
Deaths
under
1 year
of age.
Infantile
Mortality
per 1,000
Births.
Births,
1910.
Wards.
Birthrate.
Deaths,
1910.*
Deathrate.
Bermondsey—
.....
...
Ward 1
14,323
14,119
551
39.0
351
24.8
104
189
„ 2
14,405
14,199
511
35.9
211
14.8
57
111
„ 3
15,633
15,409
564
36.6
262
17.0
53
94
„ 4
16,336
16,103
375
23.3
210
13.0
36
96
„ 5
11,804
11,635
329
28.3
192
16.5
42
128
„ 6
9,982
9,839
331
33.6
184
18.7
49
148
Rotherhithe—
!
Ward 1
15,508
15,046
15,375
471
30.6
282
18.3
68
144
„ 2
14,917
429
28.7
233
15.6
45
105
„ 3
St. Olave—
140
17.8
88
11.2
150
7,906
7,833
140
17.8
88
11.2
21
150
St. John
5,986
4,393
166
37.8
110
25.0
18
108
St. Olave
2,250
1,651
64
38.7
58
35.1
7
109
St. Thomas
1,581
1,161
26
22.4
17
14.6
2
77
Whole Borough—Totals
130,760
126,634
3,957
31.2
2,229
17.6
502
127
Note.-3Deaths in outlaying Institutions could not be allocated to any particular Ward, but an included in the total
for the whole Borough.
Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year 1910 (Greenwich Record).
1910.
Month.
Mean reading
of the
Barometer.
Temperature of the Air.
Rain.
A
Maximum.
B
Minimum.
Mean of
A and B.
Amount
Collected.
I
January
ins.
29-681
°
44-1
°
35.4
°
39.7
ins.
1.72
29.500
February
47.9
35.7
41.8
2.69
March
29 991
51.3
34.7
43.0
1.10
April
29.672
55.4
38.8
47.1
2.62
May
29.713
63.3
45.2
54.3
2.24
June
2.-720
71.0
51.6
61.3
2.08
July
67.0
29.709
51.9
59.4
3.52
August
70.8
29.741
52.7
61.8
2.43
September
30.046
64.6
48.5
56.6
0.74
October
29.841
59.8
47.6
53.7
1.81
November
29.476
45.4
32.4
38.9
3.57
December
48.3
29.545
40.0
44.2
3.54
Means
29.719
42.9
57.4
501
2.34
Table VIII.—Marriages.
Year.
Rotherhithe.
St. Olave.
Whole Borough.
Bermondsey.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
Rate.
No.
18.8
334
17.24
69
13.68
1,186
1900
18.00
783
1901
800
19.44
296
1542
58
11.92
1,154
17.70
1902
270
799
19.55
14.22
54
11.50
1,123
17.39
1903
794
19.56
238
12.65
69
15.23
1,101
17.22
1904
767
18.71
280
14.62
58
13.04
1,105
17.11
1905
801
256
19.57
13.38
51
11.81
1,108
17.21
719
1906
17.59
310
16.22
70
16.80
1,099
17.13
1907
736
315
18.69
16.49
69
17.14
1,147
17.94
1908
750
18.05
250
12.85
84
21.21
1,084
16.69
1909
723
17.76
256
59
13.42
15.76
1,038
16.34
Average for years
1900-1909
767
18.78
280
64
14.81
17.27
1114
14.65
1910
754
16.52
18.55
315
80
22.21
1149
18.14

Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.

Wards.Population at Census, 1901.Estimated population, 1910.Births, 1910.Birthrate.Deaths, 1910.*Deathrate.Deaths under 1 year of age.Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births.
Bermondsey—
Ward 114,32314,11955139.035124.8104189
„ 214,40514,19951135.921114.857111
„ 315,63315,40956436.626217.05394
„ 416,33616,10337523.321013.03696
„ 511,80411,63532928.319216.542128
„ 69,9829,83933133.618418.749148
Rotherhithe—
Ward 115,50815,37547130.628218.368144
„ 215,04614,91742928.723315.645105
„ 37,9067,83314017.88811.221150
St. Olave—
St. John5,9864,39316637.811025.018108
St. Olave2,2501,6516438.75835.17109
St. Thomas1,5811,1612622.41714.6277
Whole Borough—Totals130,760126,6343,95731.22,22917.6502127

Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year 1910 (Greenwich Record).

1910. Month.Mean reading of the Barometer.Temperature of the Air.Rain.
A Maximum.B Minimum.Mean of A and B.Amount Collected.
ins.°°°ins.
January29-68144.135.439.71.72
February29.50047.935.741.82.69
March29 99151.334.743.01.10
April29.67255.438.847.12.62
May29.71363.345.254.32.24
June29.72071.051.661.32.08
July29.70967.051.959.43.52
August29.74170.852.761.82.43
September30.04664.648.556.60.74
October29.84159.847.653.71.81
November29.47645.432.438.93.57
December29.54548.340.044.23.54
Means29.71957.442.950 12.34

Table VIII.—Marriages.

Year.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St. Olave.Whole Borough.
No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
190078318.833417.246913.681,18618.00
190180019.4429615 425811.921,15417.70
190279919.5527014.225411.501,12317.39
190379419.5623812.656915.231,10117.22
190476718.7128014.625813.041,10517.11
190580119.5725613.385111.811,10817.21
190671917.5931016.227016.801,09917.13
190773618.6931516.496917.141,14717.94
190875018.0525012.858421.211,08416.69
190972317.7625613.425915.761,03816.34
Average for years 1900-190976718.7828014.656414.81111417.27
191075418.5531516.528022.21114918.14