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Bermondsey 1928
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1928
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I.—VITAL STATISTICS.
GENERAL.
The area of the Borough (exclusive of area covered by water)
is 1,336 acres.
At the 1921 Census there were 18,266 structurally separate
dwellings in the Borough, which were inhabited by 28,610 families
or separate occupiers.
The rateable value of the Borough on the 31st December,
1928, was £1,102,068, the product of a penny rate being £4,432.
POPULATION.
| Census | Estimate of Registrar General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1921 | to 30th June, 1927 | to 30th June, 1928 |
| 125,903 | 119,452 | 121,000 | 115,200 |
It will be seen from the above table that according to the
Registrar General's estimate there has been in one year a decrease
in the population amounting to 5,800. The census of 1911 gave
the population as 125,903, the corresponding figure for the census
of 1921 being 119,452. During the ten year period, which included
the war years, there was therefore a decline of 6,451. With this
exception the fall of 5,800, which is estimated to have occurred
during this year is greater than has ever been recorded in any
previous ten years. So far as I have been able to ascertain from
the Registrar General, there are no special circumstances to
account for this phenomenal fall.
BIRTHS.
The total number of births registered in the Borough for
the fifty-two weeks ended 29th December, 1928 was 2,086, consisting
of 1,051 males and 1,035 females. The number for 1927
was 2,233.