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Bermondsey 1921

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1921

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TABLE I.—VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1921 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
Year.
1
Population
estimated
to Middle
of each
Year.
2
Total
Deaths
in
Public
Institutions
in
the
District.
9
Deaths
of Non-
Residents
registered
in
Public
Institutions
in the
District.
10
Deaths
of Residents
registered
in
Public
Institutions
beyond
the
District.
11
Births.
Total Deaths registered in the
District.
Net Deaths at
all Ages
belonging to
the District.
No.
3
Rate.*
4
Under 1 Year
of Age.
At all Ages.
No.
5
Rate per
1,000
Births
registered.
6
No.
12
Rate.*
13
No.
7
Rate.*
8
APPENDIX.
1911
125,840
3,842
30.5
497
130
1,782
14.2
515
22
560
2,320
18.4
125,388
3,799
1912
30.3
433
114
1,601
12.8
483
20
538
2,119
16.9
1913
124,739
3,842
30.8
505
131
1,730
13.9
529
21
534
2,243
17.9
1914
124,213
3,757
30.2
487
1,694
13.6
615
26
2,184
17.6
129
516
1915
123,665
3,482
2,053
2,514
29.6
537
154
17.5
654
38
542
21.4
3,361
1916
123,665
27.1
364
108
1,507
13.2
608
155
453
1,960
17.2
18.8
1917
119,983
2,613
21.7
329
125
1,807
840
186
411
2,032
18.8
1918
121,465
2,323
19.1
2,142
19.8
1,007
191
2,390
22.0
322
139
439
1,600
1919
124,239
2,637
20.4
212
80
12.8
709
165
313
1,748
14.1
1920
129,189
4,038
31.2
280
69
1,466
11.3
689
105
281
1,642
12.7
Averages
for years
1911—1920
124,238.6
3,369
27.1
396
1,738
14.8
664
93
458
2,115
117
17.7
120,500
26.8
261
1921
3,231
80
1,313
10.8
657
51
394
1,656
13.7
*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 1921—Total population of all ages, 119,455.
Do. Number of inhabited houses, 14,967.
Do. Average number of persons per house, 8.41.

Table I.- Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1921 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. 5Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6No. 7Rate.* 8No. 12Rate.* 13
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
1920129,1894,03831.2280691,46611.36891052811,64212.7
Averages for years 1911—1920124,238.63,36927.13961171,73814.8664934582,11517.7
1921120,5003,23126.8261801,31310.8657513941,65613.7