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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 1960
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1960
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DEATHS
The total number of deaths belonging to the borough registered
during 1960 was 565, consisting of 317 males and 248 females. The
number for 1959 was 619. The death rate for 1960 was 10.6 per
thousand persons living, compared with 11.4 for 1959.
MARRIAGES
The total number of marriages in the borough in 1960 was 374
being 4 more than the number for 1959, and 102 below the average
for the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
| Year | No. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1959 | 370 | 13.70 |
| Average for years 1950-1959 | 476 | 16.52 |
| 1960 | 374 | 14.03 |