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Bermondsey 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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I.—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 1938 according
to the Rate Books was 19,134.
The rateable value of the borough on the 31st December,
1938 was £874,329, the product of a penny rate being £3,440.
POPULATION.
| Census | Estimate of Registrar General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1931 | to 30th June, 1937 | to 30th June, 1938 |
| 119,452 | 111,542 | 98,790 | 97,420 |
BIRTHS.
The total number of births belonging to the borough
registered during 1938 was 1439, consisting of 758 males and
681 females. The number for 1937 was 1,421.
The birth rate for 1938 was 14.8 per 1,000 persons living,
compared with 14.4 for 1937.