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Bermondsey 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1914
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TABLE IX. —Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1914 and Previous Years.
Bermondsey.
Rotherhithe.
ST. Olave.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Year.
1 904
81,986
1,634
477
1,083
713
187
8,897
362
246
2,748
3 8 .304
59
1 905
81,852
2,894
1.597
422
38,264
1,130
604
164
8,614
264
198
45
1906
81,727
2,68 3
1,618
408
38,229
1,089
7 02
170
8,332
259
209
4 6
1 907
81,610
2,674
1,506
335
38,197
1,110
669
144
8,049
229
163
22
1908
81,500
2,785
1,613
4 11
3 8,169
1,129
611
151
7,769
258
220
4 8
1909
81,398
2,739
1,563
396
38,145
1,069
654
143
7,487
247
1 7 0
34
1910
81,304
2,661
1,44 1
341
38,125
1,040
603
134
7 ,205
256
185
27
1911
82,110
2,528
1,470
403
35,059
1,067
666
167
8,671
2 47
184
41
1912
82,073
2,502
1,439
290
34,747
1,065
511
113
8,568
232
169
30
1913
81,833
2,548
1,501
118
357
34,477
1,074
584
8,4 2 9
220
153
30
Averages
of years
1904-1913
81,739
2,676
1,538
384
37,171
1,085
631
149
8,202
257
190
38
1914
81.781
2,502
1,409
333
34,134
1,023
554
116
8,298
232
173
3 6
TABLE IX.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1914 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. |
| 1904 | 81,986 | 2,748 | 1,634 | 477 | 38.304 | 1,083 | 713 | 187 | 8,897 | 362 | 246 | 59 |
| 1905 | 81,852 | 2,894 | 1.597 | 422 | 38,264 | 1,130 | 604 | 164 | 8,614 | 264 | 198 | 45 |
| 1906 | 81,727 | 2,683 | 1,618 | 408 | 38,229 | 1,089 | 702 | 170 | 8,332 | 259 | 209 | 46 |
| 1907 | 81,610 | 2,674 | 1,506 | 335 | 38,197 | 1,110 | 669 | 144 | 8,049 | 229 | 163 | 22 |
| 1908 | 81,500 | 2,785 | 1,613 | 411 | 38,169 | 1,129 | 611 | 151 | 7,769 | 258 | 220 | 48 |
| 1909 | 81,398 | 2,739 | 1,563 | 396 | 38,145 | 1,069 | 654 | 143 | 7,487 | 247 | 170 | 34 |
| 1910 | 81,304 | 2,661 | 1,441 | 341 | 38,125 | 1,040 | 603 | 134 | 7,205 | 256 | 185 | 27 |
| 1911 | 82,110 | 2,528 | 1,470 | 403 | 35,059 | 1,067 | 666 | 167 | 8,671 | 247 | 184 | 41 |
| 1912 | 82,073 | 2,502 | 1,439 | 290 | 34,747 | 1,065 | 511 | 113 | 8,568 | 232 | 169 | 30 |
| 1913 | 81,833 | 2,548 | 1,501 | 357 | 34,477 | 1,074 | 584 | 118 | 8,429 | 220 | 153 | 30 |
| Averages of years 1904-1913 | 81,739 | 2,676 | 1,538 | 384 | 37,171 | 1,085 | 631 | 149 | 8,202 | 257 | 190 | 38 |
| 1914 | 81.781 | 2,502 | 1,409 | 333 | 34,134 | 1,023 | 554 | 116 | 8,298 | 232 | 173 | 36 |