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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 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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DEATHS
The total number of deaths belonging to the borough registered
during 1955 was 578, consisting of 311 males and 267 females. The
number for 1954 was 573. The death-rate for 1955 was 10 per
thousand persons living, compared with 9.7 for 1954.
MARRIAGES
The total number of marriages in the borough in 1955 was 501,
being 26 above the number for 1954, and 92 below the average for
the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
| Year | No. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1954 | 475 | 16.21 |
| Average for years 1945—1954 | 593 | 20.64 |
| 1955 | 501 | 17.4 |