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Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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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 1939 according
to the Rate Books was 19,019.
The rateable value of the borough on the 31st December, 1939,
was £879,238, the product of a penny rate being £3,445.
POPULATION.
| Census | Estimate of Registrar-General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1931 | to 30th June, 1938 | to 30th Tune, 1939 |
| 119,452 | 111,542 | 97,420 | †95,500 |
| ‡90,210 | |||
†For calculation of Birth Rate.
†For calculation of Death Rate.
BIRTHS.
The total number of births belonging to the borough registered
during 1939 was 1,275, consisting of 670 males and 605 females. The
number for 1938 was 1,439.
The birth rate for 1939 was 13.4 per 1,000 persons living, compared with 14.8 for 1938.