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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 1943
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1943
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DEATHS.
The total number of deaths belonging to the borough registered
during 1943 was 761, consisting of 420 males and 341 females. The
number for 1942 was 673.
MARRIAGES.
The total number of marriages in the borough in 1943 was 458,
being 108 below the number for 1942, and 534 below the average for
the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
| Year | No. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,007 | 18.77 |
| 1934 | 1,050 | 19.91 |
| 1935 | 1,027 | 20.00 |
| 1936 | 19.32 | 970 |
| 1937 | 1,090 | 22.07 |
| 1938 | 941 | 19.32 |
| 1939 | 1,258 | 26.35 |
| 1940 | 1,186 | 33.13 |
| 1941 | 725 | 32.79 |
| 1942 | 666 | 29.97 |
| Average for years 1933—1942 | 992 | 24.16 |
| 1943 | 458 | * |
* Not available for publication.