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Bermondsey 1927
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1927
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TABLE I.—VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1927 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
Births
Total Deaths registered in the
District
Total
Deaths
in
Public
Institutions
in
the
District
9
Deaths
of Nonresidentstered
in
Public
Institutions,
etc.
in the
District
10
Deaths
of Residents
registered
in
Public
Institutions
beyond
the
District
11
Net Deaths at
all Ages
belonging to
the District
Year
1
Population
estimated
to Middle
of each
Year
2
Rate
4
No.
3
Under 1 Year
of Age
At all Ages
No.
12
Rate
13
No.
5
No.
7
Rate
8
Hate per
1,000
Births
registered
6
VIII.- APPENDIX.
119,983
2,613
21.7
329
125
1,807
18.8
840
186
411
2,032
18.8
1917
1918
121,465
2,323
19.1
322
139
2,142
19.8
1,007
191
439
2,390
22.0
1919
124,239
2,637
20.4
212
80
1,600
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
120,500
3,231
26.8
261
80
1,313
10.8
657
51
394
1,656
137
1921
1922
121,100
3,167
26.1
259
81
1,572
12.9
778
43
496
2,025
16.7
1923
121,709
2,912
23.9
220
76
1,192
9.7
330
42
288
1,480
12.1
1924
122.100
2,913
23.8
200
68
1,277
10.4
720
43
337
1,657
13.6
1925
123,000
2,652
21.6
188
71
1,280
10.4
669
47
321
1,554
12.6
12.1
1926
123,100
2,414
19.6
126
52
1,163
9.4
624
31
352
1,484
Averages
for years
1917-1926
122,638
23.4
240
1,481
702
90
1,767
14.8
2,890
84
12.6
363
1927
121,000
2,233
18.5
119
53
1,236
10.2
616
22
352
1,566
12.9
TABLE I.—VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1927 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year 2 | Births | Total Deaths registered in the District | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District 9 | Deaths of Nonresidentstered in Public Institutions, etc. in the District 10 | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District 11 | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 | Rate 4 | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | No. 12 | Rate 13 | |||||||
| No. 5 | Hate per 1,000 Births registered 6 | No. 7 | Rate 8 | |||||||||
| 1917 | 119,983 | 2,613 | 21.7 | 329 | 125 | 1,807 | 18.8 | 840 | 186 | 411 | 2,032 | 18.8 |
| 1918 | 121,465 | 2,323 | 19.1 | 322 | 139 | 2,142 | 19.8 | 1,007 | 191 | 439 | 2,390 | 22.0 |
| 1919 | 124,239 | 2,637 | 20.4 | 212 | 80 | 1,600 | 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 |
| 1921 | 120,500 | 3,231 | 26.8 | 261 | 80 | 1,313 | 10.8 | 657 | 51 | 394 | 1,656 | 137 |
| 1922 | 121,100 | 3,167 | 26.1 | 259 | 81 | 1,572 | 12.9 | 778 | 43 | 496 | 2,025 | 16.7 |
| 1923 | 121,709 | 2,912 | 23.9 | 220 | 76 | 1,192 | 9.7 | 330 | 42 | 288 | 1,480 | 12.1 |
| 1924 | 122.100 | 2,913 | 23.8 | 200 | 68 | 1,277 | 10.4 | 720 | 43 | 337 | 1,657 | 13.6 |
| 1925 | 123,000 | 2,652 | 21.6 | 188 | 71 | 1,280 | 10.4 | 669 | 47 | 321 | 1,554 | 12.6 |
| 1926 | 123,100 | 2,414 | 19.6 | 126 | 52 | 1,163 | 9.4 | 624 | 31 | 352 | 1,484 | 12.1 |
| Averages for years 1917-1926 | 122,638 | 2,890 | 23.4 | 240 | 84 | 1,481 | 12.6 | 702 | 90 | 363 | 1,767 | 14.8 |
| 1927 | 121,000 | 2,233 | 18.5 | 119 | 53 | 1,236 | 10.2 | 616 | 22 | 352 | 1,566 | 12.9 |