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Bermondsey 1919

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1919

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Table: APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1919 and Previous Years.

APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1919 and Previous Years.

Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
No. 3Rate.* 4Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.No. 12Rate.* 13
No. 5Rate per 1,000 Births, registered. 6No. 7Rate.* 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
1916123,6653,36127.13641081,50713.26081554531,96017.2
1917119,9832,61321.73291251,80718.88401864112,03218.8
1918121,4652,32319.13221392,14219.81,0071914392,39022.0
Averages for years 1909-1918124,2623,50328.24351241,79814.5636715002,23718.0
1919129,420 124,2392,63720.4212801,60012.87091653131,74814.1

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* 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.