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Bermondsey 1912
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1912
- Published
- 1913
- Author
- Brown, R. King.
- Pages
- 60
- Tables
- 53
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Population. The populations of the Borough of BerMondsey and its registration sub-districts, as enumerated in the Census of 1901 and 1911, and the estimate for the year under report, are as follows:—
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Table A—Birth-rates.
Year. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Whole Borough. London. -
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Table B.—Deaths.
Quarter. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Whole Borough. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. -
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Table C.—Death-Rates.
Year. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Whole Borough. London. -
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Table D.—Increase or Decrease of Deaths from various Diseases in 1912 Compared with 1911.
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Table E.—Death-rates corrected for Age and Sex Constitution of the various Populations, 1911.
Area. Factor for Correction for age and sex distribution. Crude Deathrate per 1,000 persons living. 1912. Corrected Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. 1912. Comparative Mortality Figures. 1912. -
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Table F.—Infantile Mortality.
Year. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Whole Borough. London. 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. -
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Table G.
Year. All Causes. Principal Zymotic Diseases. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Typhus Fever. Enteric Fever, Pyrexia. (Origin uncertain) Diarrhœa. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. -
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Table H.
Weeks. Temperature of the Air. Temperature of ground 3 ft. below surface. Rainfall. Deaths from Diarrhoea. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. -
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Table J.—Phthisis.
Sub-District. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Whole Borough. London. Year. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. -
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Cases of Diphtheria Notified.
Year. London. Bermondsey. -
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Sanatorium Patients.
No. Initials. Sex. Age. Occupation. Date of leaving Sanatorium. Time in Sanatorium. Condition on leaving. Present Condition. Present Occupation. Remarks. -
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Children excluded from School on account of Infectious Diseases.
School. Total Exclusions. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Enteric Fever. Erysipelas. Measles. German Measles. Whooping Cough. Chickenpox. Mumps. Smallpox. Ophthalmia Eczema. Scabies. Ringworm. PolioMyelitis. 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." Patients. "Contacts." -
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Unsound Food. The following articles were brought to the notice of the Department, found to be unfit for human food, and destroyed as trade refuse :—
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Register of Places where Food is Prepared for Sale. The following table gives the number and kind of the various places where food is prepared or stored:—
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Food Examined during the Year 1912.
Inspectors. Meat. Fish. Fruit. Vegetables. Tinned Goods. Dairy Produce. Cereals. Various. 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 -
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Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report
Article. Quantity Unsound. Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food. Destroyed. Removed for Sorting under S.A. Exported. Quantity. Weight. Quantity. Weight. Quantity. Weight. Quantity. Weight. -
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Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations—continued. The following articles of food were dealt with under the above regulations during the period under report:—
Article. Quantity Unsound. Disposed of for other Purposes than Human Food. Destroyed. Removed for Sorting under S.A. Exported. Quantity. Weight. Quantity. Weight. Quantity. Weight. Quantity. Weight. -
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Food Inspectors. Particulars of Work, 1912.
Visits. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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. -
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Milk Fat
Year. Total Samples. Milk Fat. 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. -
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The following table shows the work done by the District Inspectors during the year :—
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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. No. Ints. No. Ints. No. Ints. No. Ints. No. Ints. No. Ints. No. Ints. No. No. No. No. No. Ints. -
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Bacteriological Laboratory. The total number of specimens examined in 1912 was 916, compared with 843 in 1911, and 708 in 1910.
Nature of Specimen. Total Examinations. Results of Examination. Positive. Negative. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. -
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Disinfection. The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector during the year under report:—
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House Refuse. The following table shows the amount of house and trade refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1912 :—
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Overcrowding. The following cases of overcrowding were visited by the Medical Officer of Health during the year under report:—
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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Health Visitors. The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the year under report:—
Whole Borough. Bermondsey Wards. Rotherhithe Wards. St. Olave Wards. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 St. John. St. Olave. St. Thomas. -
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APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1912 and Previous Years.
Year. 1 Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 Births. Total Deaths registered in the District. Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9 Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10 Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11 Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. No. 3 Rate.* 4 Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. No. 12 Rate* 13 No. 5 Rate per 1,000 Births, registered. 6 No. 7 Rate.* 8 -
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I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.
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III. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.
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III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
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III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
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Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1912 and Previous Years
Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. 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. Population estimated to middle of each year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 year. -
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Table III.—Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1912.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. TOTAL CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL. AT ALL AGES. At Ages—Years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total. 1 2 3 Total. St. John. St. Olave. St. Thomas. Total. Under 1. 1 and under 5 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and upwards. -
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Table IV.—Causes of and Ages at Deaths during the Year 1912.
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. All Ages. Under 1. 1 and under 2. 2 and under 5. 5 and under 15. 15 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and up wards. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. -
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Table V.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1912. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 1 month. 1-3 months. 3-6 months. 6-9 months. 9-12 months. Total Deaths under 1 year. 1912. Total Deaths under 1 year. 1911. All Causes Certified 92 14 12 11 129 87 88 68 61 433 611 -
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Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.
Wards. Population at Census, 1911. Estimated population, 1912. Births, 1912. Birthrate. Deaths, 1912. Deathrate. Deaths under 1 year of age. Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births. -
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Table VII.—Meteorology of the Year 1912 (Greenwich Record).
1912. Month. Mean reading of the Barometer. Temperature of the Air. Rain. A Maximum. B Minimum. Mean of A and B. Amount Collected. -
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Table VIII.—Marriages.
Year. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave Whole Borough. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. -
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Table IX.—Proceedings during 1912.
Premises. Number of Places. Number of Inspections, 1912. Number of Notices, 1912. Number of Prosecutions, 1912. On Register at end of 1911. Added in 1912. Removed in 1912. On Register at end of 1912. -
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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. Inspection.
Premises. Number of. Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. -
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Defects Found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. -
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Other Matters.
Class. Number. Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories— -
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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homework (continued). Home Work.
Nature or Work. (1) Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109,110. Lists received from Employers. Notices served on 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) Sending twice in the year. Sending once in the year. 5 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) -
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Table XI.—Workshops.
Trade. Number of Workshops on Register. Number of Workrooms. Persons Employed. Males. Females. Young Persons. -
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Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1912.
Mr. Grice. Mr. Wood. Mr. Merryman Mr. Toogood. Mr. Freeman. Mr. Bartlett. Mr. Pitts. Mr. Cockburn. Totals. -
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Table XIII.—Food and Drugs.
Articles submitted for Analysis. Total Samples taken. Number Genuine. Number Adulterated Percentage of Articles Adulterated. -
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Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken during 1912.
No. Sample. Adulteration or Infringement. Result. First Quarter. -
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Table XIV.—Prosecutions in connection with Samples taken During 1912—continued
No Sample. Adulteration or Infringement. Result. -
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Table XV.—List of Bakehouses in the Borough.
Address. Situation of Bakehouse. Address. Situation of Bakehouse. -
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Table XVI.—Causes of Death, 1912. Corrected for Deaths of Non-Residents within the Borough and Deaths of Residents without the Borough.
Cause of Death. Whole Borough. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Under 1 week. 1 and under 2 weeks. 2 and under 3 weeks. 3 and under 4 weeks. Total under 1 month. 1 and under 3 months. 3 and under 6 months. 6 and under 9 months. 9 and under 12 months. Total under 1 year. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. 5 and under 10 years. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and under 20 years. 20 and under 25 years 25 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years 55 and under 65 years. 65 and under 75 years. 75 and under 85 years. 85 and upwards. Total. All Ages. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female.