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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1929
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1929
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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,
1929, was £1,102,028, the product of a penny rate being £4,432.
POPULATION.
| Census | Estimate of Registrar General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1921 | to 30th June, 1928 | to 30th June, 1929 |
| 125,903 | 119,452 | 115,200 | 113,800 |
BIRTHS.
The total number of births belonging to the Borough
registered during 1929 was 2,252, consisting of 1,138 males and
1,114 females. The number for 1928 was 2,086.
The birth rate for 1929 was 19.8 per 1,000 persons living,
compared with 18.1 for 1928.
DEATHS.
The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough registered
during 1929 was 1,650, consisting of 895 males and 755
females. The number for 1928 was 1,520.