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Bermondsey 1918
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1918
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Table II. —Vjtal Statistics of Separate Localities in 1918 and Previous Years.
Bermondsey.
Rotherhithe.
St. Olave.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Population
estimated
to middle
of each
year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Births
registered.
Deaths
at all
Ages.
Deaths
under
1 year.
Year.
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
1,441
341
38,125
1,040
603
134
7,205
256
185
27
1910
81,304
2,661
184
41
1911
82,110
2,528
1,470
403
35,059
1,067
666
167
8,671
247
1912
82,073
2,502
1,439
290
34,747
1,065
511
113
8,568
232
169
30
81,833
2,548
1,501
357
34,477
1,074
584
118
8,429
220
158
30
1913
1,023
554
1914
81,781
2,502
1,409
333
34,134
116
8,298
232
173
36
1915
77,155
2,306
1,665
349
32,194
991
642
153
7,839
185
207
35
80,503
1.341
233
34,620
950
479
102
8,542
140
29
1916
2,200
211
568
1917
78,118
1.716
1,328
215
33,590
762
89
8,275
135
136
25
Averages
of years
1908-1917
35,325
1,017
587
8,108
80,778
2,449
1,477
333
129
222
174
34
640
7,480
-
1918 Civil
Total
70,583
1,589
209
30,343
91
161
22
-
-
34,005
79,083
1,487
694
-
8,377
142
-
-
-
-
-
Table II.—Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1918 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. |
| 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 |
| 1916 | 80,503 | 2,200 | 1.341 | 233 | 34,620 | 950 | 479 | 102 | 8,542 | 211 | 140 | 29 |
| 1917 | 78,118 | 1.716 | 1,328 | 215 | 33,590 | 762 | 568 | 89 | 8,275 | 135 | 136 | 25 |
| Averages of years 1908-1917 | 80,778 | 2,449 | 1,477 | 333 | 35,325 | 1,017 | 587 | 129 | 8,108 | 222 | 174 | 34 |
| 1918 Civil Total | 70,583 | – | 1,589 | 209 | 30,343 | – | 640 | 91 | 7,480 | – | 161 | 22 |
| 79,083 | 1,487 | – | – | 34,005 | 694 | – | – | 8,377 | 142 | – | – | |