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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 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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DEATHS
The total number of deaths belonging to the borough registered
during 1959 was 619, consisting of 313 males and 306 females. The
number for 1958 was 632. The death rate for 1959 was 11.4 per
thousand persons living, compared with 11.6 for 1958.
MARRIAGES
The total number of marriages in the borough in 1959 was 370
being 13 more than the number for 1958, and 154 below the average
for the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
| Year | No. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 609 | 20·15 |
| 1950 | 545 | 18·23 |
| 1951 | 582 | 19·28 |
| 1952 | 516 | 17·26 |
| 1953 | 520 | 17·52 |
| 1954 | 475 | 16·21 |
| 1955 | 501 | 17·40 |
| 1956 | 468 | 16·60 |
| 1957 | 430 | 15·70 |
| 1958 | 357 | 13·30 |
| Average for years 1949-1958 | 500 | 17·16 |
| 1959 | 370 | 13.70 |