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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 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1956 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year 2 | Births | Total Deaths registered in the District | Total Deaths in Hospitals in the District 9 | Deaths of Non-Residents registered in the District 10 | Deaths of Residents regisstered beyond the District 11 | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 | Rate 4 | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | No. 12 | Rate 13 | |||||||
| No. 5 | Rate per 1,000 Births registered 6 | No. 7 | Rate 8 | |||||||||
| 1946 | 56,320 | 1,353 | 24·0 | 18 | 13 | 728 | 12·9 | 424 | 191 | 242 | 779 | 13·8 |
| 1947 | 59,040 | 1,531 | 25·9 | 22 | 14 | 766 | 13·0 | 421 | 198 | 209 | 777 | 13·2 |
| 1948 | 60,410 | 1,218 | 20·2 | 16 | 13 | 676 | 11·0 | 332 | 166 | 200 | 710 | 11·8 |
| 1949 | 60,440 | 1,140 | 18·9 | 16 | 14 | 664 | 11·0 | 301 | 108 | 170 | 726 | 12·0 |
| 1950 | 59,810 | 1,146 | 19·2 | 10 | 9 | 731 | 12·2 | 413 | 181 | 175 | 725 | 12·1 |
| 1951 | 60,380 | 1,062 | 17·6 | 10 | 9 | 723 | 11·9 | 417 | 180 | 200 | 743 | 12·3 |
| 1952 | 59,780 | 998 | 16·7 | 5 | 5 | 771 | 12·9 | 510 | 216 | 183 | 738 | 12·5 |
| 1953 | 59,350 | 970 | 16·3 | 28 | 28 | 664 | 11·2 | 445 | 214 | 135 | 585 | 9·9 |
| 1954 | 58,590 | 986 | 16·8 | 23 | 24 | 673 | 11·5 | 455 | 206 | 112 | 579 | 9·9 |
| 1955 | 57,580 | 931 | 16·2 | 21 | 23 | 643 | 10·9 | 452 | 202 | 137 | 578 | 10·0 |
| Averages for years 1946-1955 | 59,170 | 1,133 | 19·2 | 17 | 15 | 704 | 11·8 | 417 | 186 | 176 | 694 | 11·7 |
| 1956 | 56,200 | 913 | 16·2 | 18 | 16 | 610 | 10.9 | 407 | 167 | 126 | 569 | 10·0 |