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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 1954
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954
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DEATHS.
The total number of deaths belonging to the borough registered
during 1954 was 573, consisting of 317 males and 256 females. The
number for 1953 was 585. The death-rate for 1954 was 9.7 per
thousand persons living, compared with 9-9 for 1953.
MARRIAGES.
The total number of marriages in the borough in 1954 was 475,
being 45 below the number for 1953, and 107 below the average for
the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
| Year | No. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 370 | 16.52 |
| 1945 | 737 | 31.34 |
| 1946 | 665 | 23.62 |
| 1947 | 684 | 23.17 |
| 1948 | 595 | 19.70 |
| 1949 | 609 | 20.15 |
| 1950 | 545 | 18.23 |
| 1951 | 582 | 19.28 |
| 1952 | 516 | 17.26 |
| 1953 | 520 | 17.52 |
| Average for years 1944—1953 | 582 | 20.67 |
| 1954 | 475 | 16.21 |