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Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 20
Death rate per 1,000 population 0.06
Deaths from cancer of lung and bronchus 252
Death rate per 1,000 population 0.8
Deaths from all forms of cancer 817
Death rate per 1,000 population 2.6
Note—Vital statistics for 1964 shown under the former Metropolitan Boroughs of
Bermondsey, Camberwell and Southwark are given below.
VITAL STATISTICS, 1964
The vital statistics for the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Bermondsey,
Camberwell and Southwark.
Bermondsey Camberwell Southwark
Area of Borough 1,336 acres 4,480 acres 1,131 acres
(Exclusive of area covered by water)
Population (mid-1964) 50,340 175,740 84,830
Number of Inhabited Houses 15,665 46,112 25,211
Rateable Value £4,167,736 £7,409,806 £6,270,720
Sum represented by a penny rate (estimated) £16,250 £29,500 £25,195
Births
Live Births 928 3,669 1,565
Legitimate 869 3,177 1,410
Illegitimate 59 492 155
Still Births 19 54 27
Legitimate 18 47 26
Illegitimate 1 7 1
Birth Rate per 1,000 population 18.56 20.9 18.4
Number of deaths—all ages 551 1,818 1,095
Death Rate per 1,000 population 11.02 10.3 12.8
Infantile Mortality
Deaths under 1 year 21 73 33
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births 22 19.9 21.0
Maternal Mortality
Deaths of women from diseases or accidents
associated with childbirth and
abortion — 1 —
Maternal death rate per 1,000 total births — 0.3
Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 7 19 6
Death Rate per 1,000 population 0.14 0.1 .07
Deaths from cancer of lung and bronchus 41 112 94
Death rate per 1,000 population 0.8 0.6 1.1
Deaths from all forms of cancer 147 390 253
Death Rate per 1,000 population 2.9 2.2 2.9
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