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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 1933
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1933
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1.—VITAL STATISTICS.
GENERAL.
The area of the Borough (exclusive of area covered by water)
is 1,336 acres.
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1933 according
to the Rate Books was 18,827.
The rateable value of the Borough on the 31st December,
1933 was £874,953, the product of a penny rate being £3,450.
POPULATION.
| Census | Estimate of Registrar General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1931 | to 30th June, 1932 | to 30th June, 1933 |
| 119,452 | 111,542 | 110,100 | 107,300 |
BIRTHS.
The total number of births belonging to the Borough
registered during 1933 was 1500, consisting of 744 males and
756 females. The number for 1932 was 1,831.
The birth rate for 1933 was 14.0 per 1,000 persons living,
compared with 16.6 for 1932.