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Bermondsey 1915
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1915
- Published
- 1916
- Author
- Brown, R. King.
- Pages
- 104
- Tables
- 53
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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. -
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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 1915 compared with 1914.
Increase. Decrease. -
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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.—DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES, 1915.
Year. All Causes. Principal Zymotic Diseases. Smallpox. 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 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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TABLE K. Cases of Diphtheria Notified.
Year. London. Bermondsey. -
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]TABLE L.—Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, 1915.
Name. Address. Sex. Age. Date of Notification. Occupation or School. Source of Infection. Result. Military Associations. (if any). -
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TABLE M.
Nature of Specimen. Total Examinations. Results of Examination. Positive. Negative. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. -
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TABLE N.
Tons. Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. -
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Tons. Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. -
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TABLE O. Food Examined during the Year 1915.
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 Tons. spections. Tons. No. of Inspections. Tons. No. of Inspections. Tons. -
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The following table gives the number and kind of the various places where food is prepared or stored:—
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TABLE P. 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. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. -
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UNSOUND FOOD AND FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS—continued.
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. Tons. CWt. qr. lbs. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. Tons. CWt. qr. lbs. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. -
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TABLE Q.
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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TABLE R. Food Inspectors. Particulars of Work, 1915.
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 Depôts. 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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House Refuse. The following table shows the amount of house and trade refuse disposed of during the year ended December, 1915:-
House Refuse— Tons. Cwts. Qrs. -
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Offensive Trades. The offensive trades on the Register are as follows:-
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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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TABLE S. Work of District Inspectors, 1915.
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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TABLE T.—Proceedings during 1915.
Premises. Number of Places. Number of Inspections, 1915. Number of Notices, 1915. Number of Prosecutions, 1915. On Register at end of 1914, Added in 1915. Removed in 1915. On Register at end of 1915. -
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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 1915 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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TABLE I. -continued
I. II. III. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District. No. of Deaths. No. of Deaths. -
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TABLE I.— continued.
I. II. III. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District. 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 1915 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 1915.
Notifiable Disease. NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. Total Casees 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 1915.
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 upwards. Bermondsey. Rotherhithe. St. Olave. -
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Table V.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.
Causes of Death. Under 1 week 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 1 mth. 1-3 months. 3-6 months. 6-9 months. 9-12 months. Total Deaths under 1 year. 1915. Total Deaths under 1 year. 1914. -
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Table VI.—Population, Births and Deaths in Wards.
Wards. Population at Census, 1911.† Estimated population, 1915. Births, 1915. Birth-rate. Deaths, 1915. Death-rate. Deaths under one year of age. Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births. -
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TABLE VII.—METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1915. (Deduced from Observations at Greenwich under the Superintendence of the Astronomer-Royal.)
1915. Barometer. Air Temperature. Hygrometer. Earth Temperature Bright Sunshine. Mean Pressure at Station Level.* (Bar. 150 ft. above M.S.L.) Mean of Mean of A and B. Difference from Average .† Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Mean of Observations at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.* At 1 ft. depth. At 3ft. 2in. depth. Daily Mean. Difference from Average .† Per cent, of Possible. Maximum. Minimum. Maximum. Day of Month. Minimum. Day of Month. Dry Bulb. Depression of Wet Bulb. Vapour Pressure. Humidity. -
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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.—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. -
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Table X.—Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homework (continued) Home Work.
Nature of Work. 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. 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, 1915.
Mr. Grice. Mr. Merryman. Mr. Golds. Mr. Cockburn. -
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TABLE XIII.—FOOD AND DRUGS.
Articles submited for Analysis. Total Samples Taken. Number Genuine. Number Adulterated. Percentage of Articles Adulterated. -
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TABLE XIII—continued.
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 1915.
No. Sample. Adulteration or Infringement. Remarks. -
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TABLE XV.—LIST OF BAKEHOUSES IN THE BOROUGH.
Address. Situation of Bakehouse. -
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TABLE XV.—continued.
Address. Situation of Bakehouse. -
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TABLE XVI.—Causes of Death, 1915. Corrected for Deaths of Non-Residents within the Borough and Deaths of Residents without the Borough.
Cause of Deaths. 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 55 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. -
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TABLE XVI.—continued.
Cause of Deaths. 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 55 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. -
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TABLE XVI.—continued.
Cause of Deaths. 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 55 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. -
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TABLE XVI.—continued.
Cause of Deaths. 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 55 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. -
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TABLE XVI.—continued.
Causes of Deaths. 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 55 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. -
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TABLE XVI.—continued.
Cause of Deaths. 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 55 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. -
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TABLE XVI.—continued.
Cause of Deaths. 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 year. 45 and under 55 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.