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Bermondsey 1916

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1916

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APPENDIX.
Table I. —Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and Previous Years.
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.
Rate.*
No.
Under 1 Year
of Age.
No.
Rate.*
At all Ages.
No.
Rate per
1,000
Births
registered
No.
Rate.*
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
6
11
12
13
1906
128,288
4,031
31.4
533
132
1,979
15.4
456
20
570
2,529
19.7
1907
127,856
31.4
1.856
14.5
460
25
507
4,013
441
110
2,338
18.3
1908
127,438
4,172
32.1
534
128
1,951
15.0
591
37
530
2,444
18.8
1909
15.3
2,387
127,030
4,055
31.9
480
118
1,947
562
26
466
18.8
126,634
3,957
1910
31.2
403
102
1,717
13.5
550
30
542
2,229
17.6
1911
125,840
3,842
30.5
497
130
1,782
14.2
515
22
560
2,320
18.4
1912
125,388
30.3
1,601
483
2,119
16.9
3,799
433
114
12.8
20
538
124,739
3,842
505
529
1913
30.8
131
1,730
13.9
21
534
2,243
17.9
1914
3,757
30.2
487
129
13.6
615
26
516
2,184
124,213
1,694
17.6
123,665
3,482
29.6
537
17.5
654
38
542
21.4
1915
154
2,053
2,514
Averages
for years
1906-1915
126,111
30.8
1,831
14.5
2,330
18.5
3,895
485
124
530
541
26
1916
123,665
3,361
27.1
364
108
1,507
13.2
608
155
453
1,960
17.2
* Rates in columns 4, 8 and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water), 1336.1.
At Census of 1911—Total population of all ages, 125,903.
Do. Number of inhabited houses, 14,967.
Do Average number of persons per house, 8.41.

Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and Previous Years.

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.
No.Rate.*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.No.Rate.*
No.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNo.Rate.*
12345678910111213
1906128,2884,03131.45331321,97915.4456205702,52919.7
1907127,8564,01331.44411101.85614.5460255072,33818.3
1908127,4384,17232.15341281,95115.0591375302,44418.8
1909127,0304,05531.94801181,94715.3562264662,38718.8
1910126,6343,95731.24031021,71713.5550305422,22917.6
1911125,8403,84230.54971301,78214.2515225602,32018.4
1912125,3883,79930.34331141,60112.8483205382,11916.9
1913124,7393,84230.85051311,73013.9529215342,24317.9
1914124,2133,75730.24871291,69413.6615265162,18417.6
1915123,6653,48229.65371542,05317.5654385422,51421.4
Averages for years 1906-1915126,1113,89530.84851241,83114.5541265302,33018.5
1916123,6653,36127.13641081,50713.26081554531,96017.2