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Bermondsey 1916
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1916
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Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1916 and Previous Years.
Bermondsey.
Rotherhithe.
ST. Olave.
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.
Year.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Deaths
under
1 year.
2,683
259
1906
81,727
1,618
408
38,229
1,089
702
170
8,332
209
46
81,610
2,674
1,506
335
1,110
669
144
8,049
163
22
1907
38,197
229
2,785
7,769
258
48
1908
81,500
1,613
411
38,169
1,129
611
151
220
1909
81,398
2,739
1,563
396
38,145
1,069
654
143
7,487
247
170
34
1910
81,304
2,661
341
603
134
7,205
256
185
27
1,441
38,125
1,040
167
247
184
41
1911
82,110
2,528
1,470
403
35,059
1,067
666
8,671
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
584
118
8,429
220
158
30
1,074
232
36
1914
81,781
2,502
1,409
333
34,134
1,023
554
116
8,298
173
1915
77,155
2,306
1,665
349
32,194
991
642
153
7,839
185
207
35
Averages
of years
1906-1915
81,249
1,065
619
2,592
1,522
362
36,147
140
8,064
236
183
34
1916 Civil
73,991
-
1,341
233
30,820
-
479
102
-
140
29
7,850
Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1916 and Previous Years. Bermondsey.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 158 | 30 |
| 1914 | 81,781 | 2,502 | 1,409 | 333 | 34,134 | 1,023 | 554 | 116 | 8,298 | 232 | 173 | 36 |
| 1915 | 77,155 | 2,306 | 1,665 | 349 | 32,194 | 991 | 642 | 153 | 7,839 | 185 | 207 | 35 |
| Averages of years 1906-1915 | 81,249 | 2,592 | 1,522 | 362 | 36,147 | 1,065 | 619 | 140 | 8,064 | 236 | 183 | 34 |
| 1916 Civil | 73,991 | – | 1,341 | 233 | 30,820 | – | 479 | 102 | 7,850 | – | 140 | 29 |
| Total | 80,503 | 2,200 | – | – | 34,620 | 950 | – | – | 8,542 | 211 | – | – |