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Bermondsey 1928

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1928

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.

YearWhole BoroughLondon
No. of DeathsRate per 1,000 BirthsNo. of DeathsRate per 1,000 Births
19183221397,965107
1919262997,03985
1920337839,14176
1921306958,07780
19223241027,08975
1923220765,61561
1924229785,90469
1925210795,59968
1926146605,06764
1927149674,35759
Average for years 1918-1927250886,58574
1928178854,87967

It will be noted that the Infantile Mortality Rate for 1927
was sixty-seven, and that the Rate for the present year is eightyfive.
This unfortunate rise is accounted for by the large number
of deaths attributable to Measles and Pneumonia.

TUBERCULOSIS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. In the following Table will be found particulars of deaths from Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System since the year 1918.

Sub-DistrictBermondseyRotherhitheSt. OlaveWhole BoroughLondon
YearNo.RateNo.RateNo.RateNo.RateNo.Rate
19181171.66431.4291.201691.5670481.78
19191041.28581.66121.391741.4053321.22
1920810.96461.27101.121371.0647911.05
192110643141631.3548131.07
192211943.71691.3948881.08
19239535141441.1844320.97
19249246111491.2244860.98
19259935111451.1843610.95
192610039121511.2340660.88
19278742151441.1941400.91
Averages for years 1918-192710043111541.2848361.09
19288843121431.2439850.89