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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

Southwark 1916

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916

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Table: TABLE8.Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and previous ten years.Borough of Southwark.

TABLE8.

Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and previous ten years.

Borough of Southwark.

Year.Population estimated to Middle of eacli 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.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
Number.Rate*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
Number.Rate*
Number.Rate per 1000 Births registered.Number.Rate*
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10111213
1906209,143607929.1961158324415.510266741197376718.0
1907209,781602328.7858142306614.69275891294377118.0
1908210,442602728.1866144296913.810416751194348816.3
1909211,125572027.17801362997*14.210346641195352816.7
1910211,832562727.8722128286613.511147011218336015.9
1911191,595569229.6902167309816.212288291263353218.4
1912190,017558929.4610109260713.710476961279319016.8
1913188,487593131.5721121277714.710787091345337117.9
1914188,321560429.7700125272514.511607061364335017.8
1915179,424524729.2729138309317.212766671333372720.8
Averagesfor years 1906-1915199,016575329.0784136294414.710936911268350817.6
1916177,166489627.647897263314.812026041050303917.1
"Rates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 calculated per 1000 of estimated population.
Area of District in Acres (exclusive of area covered by water)1131.5
Total population at all ages *191,962At Census of 1911
Number of inhabited houses 20,878
Average number of persons per house 9.8
1.Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.Guy's Hospital. Evelina Hospital, Bethlem Hospital, Royal Eye Hospital. Catholic Nursing Home, 60, Lambeth Road.
11.Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.See page 7.(Outlying deaths, with localities)
III.Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.Newington Institution, St. George's Institution, Christchurch Institution.