Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1911
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1901. | 1911. | Estimated to June 30th, 1911. |
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Year. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | Whole Borough. | London. |
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Quarter. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | Whole Borough. | ||||
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1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. |
Year. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | Whole Borough. | London. |
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Increase. | Decrease. |
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Area. | Factor for Correction for age and sex distribution | Crude Deathrate per 1,000 persons living. 1911. | Corrected Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. 1911. | Comparative Mortality Figures. 1911. |
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Year. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | Whole Borough. | London. | |||||
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No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | No. of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
Year. | All Causes. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. (Origin uncertain). | Diarrhœa. | |||||||||||
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No. | Rate. | No. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Weeks. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature of ground 3 ft. below surface. | Rainfall. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | ||||
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1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. |
SUB-DISTRICT. | BERMONDSEY. | ROTHERHITHE. | ST. OLAVE. | WHOLE BOROUGH. | LONDON. | |||||
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Year. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Year. | London. | Bermondsey. |
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No. | Initials. | Sex. | Age. | Occupation. | Date of leaving Sanatorium. | Condition on leaving. | Present condition. | Present occupation. | Remarks. |
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Date Notified 1911. | Name and Address of Patient. | Occupation. | Part affected. | Source of Infection. | Result of Illness. |
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School. | Total Exclusions. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | German Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chickenpox. | Mumps. | Smallpox. | Ophthalmia | Eczema. | Scabies. | Ringworm. | ||||||||||||||
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Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." | Patients. | "Contacts." |
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Inspectors. | Meat. | Fish. | Fruit. | Vegetables. | Tinned Goods. | Dairy Produce. | Cereals. | Various. | ||||||||
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No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. | No. of Inspections. | Tons. |
Article. | Quantity Unsound. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food. | Destroyed. | Removed for Sorting under S.A. | Exported. | |||||||||||||||||
Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. |
Visits. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |||
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Food Factories. | Bakehouses. | Butchers. | Cowsheds. | Fishmongers, Friers and Curers. | Food Stores. | Food Wharves and Depots. | Fruiterers and Greengrocers. | Ice Cream. | Markets. | Milk Sellers. | Restaurants and Eating Houses. | Slaughterhouses. | Destruction of Food. | Nuisances Reported. | Various. | Number of Samples Taken. | ||||
Jam. | Butter and Margarine. | Other. |
Year. | Total Genuine Samples. | Milk Fat. | |||||||
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Under 3 per cent. | 3 per cent, and under 3-5 per cent. | 3.5 per cent, and under 4 per cent. | 4 per cent, and over. | ||||||
No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||
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House to House. | Special Inspections. | Complaints. | Infectious Diseases. | Factories and Workshops specially Inspected. | Offensive Trades. | Outworkers. Bi-Annual Inspection. | Underground Conveniences. | Drains Tested. | Re-inspections. | Other Calls and Visits. | Chimneys Watched. |
Nature of Specimen. | Total Examinations. | Results of Examination. | ||||
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Positive. | Negative. | |||||
1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. | 1910. | 1911. |
HOUSE REFUSE. | TRADE REFUSE. | |||||||||
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Tons | cwt. | qrs. | Tons | cwt. | qrs. |
Address. | Occupants of overcrowded portion of house. | Cubic feet space required. | Rooms occupied and cubic space. | Deficiency. | State of Premises and Family. |
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Address. | Occupants of overcrowded portion of house. | Cubic feet space required. | Rooms occupied and cubic space. | Deficiency. | State of Premises and Family. |
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Address. | Occupants of overcrowded portion of house. | Cubic feet space required. | Rooms occupied and cubic space. | Deficiency. | State of Premises and Family. |
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Whole Borough. | Bermondsey Wards. | Rotherhithe Wards. | St. Olave Wards. | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | St. John. | St. Olave. | St. Thomas. |
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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No. | Rate.* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
No. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. | No. | Rate.* | No. | Rate.* |
No. of Deaths. |
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No. of Deaths. |
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No. of Deaths. |
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Year. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. olave. | |||||||||
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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. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified ill each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Bormondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total. | St. John. | St. Thomas | St. Olave. | Total. |
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents," belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. |
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | 1-3 months. | Total under 1 month. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1911. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1910. |
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Wards. | Population at Census. 1911.† | Estimated population, 1911. | Births, 1911. | Birthrate. | Deaths, 1911.* | Deathrate. | Deaths under 1 year of age. + | Infantile Mortality per 1.000 Births. |
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1911. Month. | Mean reading of the Barometer. | Temperature of the Air. | Rain. | ||
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A Maximum. | B Minimum. | Mean of A and B. | Amount Collected. |
Year. | Bermondsey | Rotherhithe | St. olave. | Whole Borough. | ||||
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No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Premises. | Number of Places | Number of Inspections, 1911. | Number of Notices, 1911. | Number of Prosecutions, 1911. | |||
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On Register at end of 1910. | Added in 1911. | Removed in 1911. | On Register at end of 1911. |
Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Class. | Number. |
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Lists received from Employers. | Notices served oil Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. (8) | Prosecutions. | Instances. (11) | Notices served. (12) | Prosecutions. (13) | Instances. (14) | Order made (S. 110). (15) | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). (16) | ||||||
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Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (9) | Failing to send lists. (10) | |||||||||||
Lists. (2) | Outworkers. | Lists. (5) | Outworkers. | |||||||||||
Contractors. (3) | Workmen. (4) | Contractors. (6) | Workmen. (7) |
Trade. | Number of Workshops on Register. | Number of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | ||
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Males. | Females. | Young Persona. |
Mr. Grice. | Mr. Wood. | Mr. Merryman. | Mr. Toogood. | Mr. Freeman. | Mr. Bartlett. | Mr. Townsend. | Mr. Pitts. | Mr. Cockburn. | Totals. |
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Articles submitted for Analysis. | Total Samples taken. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Articles Adulterated. |
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No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Result. |
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No. | Sample. | Adulteration or Infringement. | Result. |
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Address. | Situation of Bakehouse. | Address. | Situation of Bakehouse. |
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Classes for which accommodation is provided. | By whom provided. | Where situated. | Total number of Beds. | How are patients selected ? | Are patients under the care of a resident Medical Officer ? | What charge, if any, is made for the use of Beds ? | Do the Sanitary Authority use— (1) their Isolation Hospital, or (2) their Small-pox Hospital, for cases of Phthisis ? | Do the Sanitary Authority reserve Beds in any Phthisis Sanatorium : If so, how many, and in what Sanatorium ? | Do the Sanitary Authority provide portable open-air Shelters or Tents ? |
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Disease. | Whole Borough. All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 10 | 10 and under 15 | 15 and under 20 | 20 and under 25 | 25 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and under 85 | 85 and upwards | Sub-Districts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bermondsey. | Rotherhithe. | St. Olave. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | Total |