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Bermondsey 1920

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1920

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APPENDIX.
Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1920 and Previous Years.
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.
10
Deaths
of Residents
registered
in
Public
Institutions
beyond
the
District.
11
Net Deaths at
all Ages
belonging to
the District.
Population
estimated
to Middle
of each
Year.
No.
3
Under 1 Year
of Age.
Rate.*
4
At all Ages.
Rate.*
13
No.
12
No.
5
No.
7
Rate.*
8
Rate per
1,000
Births.
registered.
6
542
2,229
17.6
126,634
403
102
1,717
13.5
30
1910
3,957
31.2
550
497
2,320
125,840
3,842
30.5
130
1,782
14.2
515
22
560
18.4
1911
1912
3,799
433
114
1,601
12.8
483
20
538
2,119
16.9
125,388
30.3
505
13.9
529
21
534
2,243
17.9
1913
124,739
3,842
30.8
131
1,730
1,694
2,184
17.6
1914
124,213
3,757
30.2
487
129
13.6
615
26
516
123,665
3,482
29.6
537
154
2,053
17.5
654
38
542
2,514
21.4
1915
608
155
453
1,960
17.2
1916
123,665
3,361
27.1
364
108
1,507
13.2
1,807
186
411
2,032
18.8
1917
2,613
21.7
329
125
18.8
840
119,983
439
2,390
22.0
1918
19.1
322
139
2,142
19.8
1,007
191
121,465
2,323
124,239
212
80
1,600
709
165
313
1,748
14.1
1919
2,637
20.4
12.8
485
121
1,763
651
2,174
123,983
409
Averages
for years
1910-1919
85
18.2
3,361
27.1
15.0
689
105
281
1,642
12.7
1920
129,189
31.2
280
4,038
69
1,466
11.3
* 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.

APPENDIX. Table I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1920 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. 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
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
1919124,2392,63720.4212801,60012.87091653131,74814.1
Averages for years 1910-1919123,9833,36127.14091211,76315.0651854852,17418.2
1920129,1894,03831.2280691,46611.36891052811,64212.7