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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 1957
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957
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VITAL STATISTICS.
AREA
The area of the borough (exclusive of area covered by water)
is 1,336 acres.
POPULATION
| Census | Estimate of Registrar-General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 1951 | to 30th June, 1956 | to 30th June, 1957 |
| 111,542 | 60,640 | 56,200 | 54,750 |
Rateable Value, Ist April, 1957 £1,329,232
Estimated net product of Id. rate £5,084
Estimated number of separately assessed dwellings,
Ist April, 1957 15,100
BIRTHS
The total number of births belonging to the borough registered
during 1957 was 946 consisting of 493 males and 453 females. The
number for 1956 was 913. The birth-rate for 1957 was 17-28 per
thousand persons living, compared with 16-24 for 1956.
Births.
| Registered— Live Births | Total | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered- Live Births | Legitimate | 888 | 465 | 423 |
| Illegitimate | 40 | 20 | 20 | |
| Total | Males | Females | ||
| Stillbirths | Legitimate | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | – | 2 | |
The birth-rate which, in the main, has been following the
London trend, had a minor upsurge in 1954 but declined again the
following year. There is, however, evidence of an increase for 1957,