[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bermondsey,

  • Bermondsey (London, England). Parish. Vestry.
Date:
[1900]
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    One death was attributed to typhus. Prompt and vigorous action was taken to prevent the spread of this very infectious disease, with the result that it was limited to the family in which it first appeared; in which, however, no less than seven persons were affected. Diseases of the respiratory organs, those of the tubercular order, and affections of the brain and nervous system, all caused more deaths than in the previous year. The number of deaths of parishioners occurring in hospitals, asylums, and other outlying public institutions further increased from 503 to 534. Assuming that the population has increased at the same rate as it did in the five years preceding the Census in 1896, the estimate for the year is 85,951 persons, but this is probably an under estimate, as the ground which was formerly occu pied by a number of small houses is now covered by large blocks of artizans' dwellings, which provide superior accommodation for a vastly increased number of persons. BIRTHS. The number of births registered in the parish during the year was 3,063, which is 27 below the