Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE VII.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1896 and 1897.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
. 1
ACCORDING TO AGE.
I
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
Pneumonia,
Bronchitis,
&c.
Diarrhœa,
Dysentery,
&c.
Between 1 and 5.
Between 5 and 10.
Between 10 and 20.
Between 20 and 30.
Between 30 and 40.
Between 40 and 50.
Between 50 and 60.
Between 60 and 70.
Between 70 and 80.
Between 80 and 90.
90 and upwards.
Premature Birth or
Defective Vitality.
Child-birth.
Chronic Diseases.
Violence, Poison,
and Accident.
Convulsions of
Infancy.
Erysipelas,
Pyæmia, &c.
Hooping Cough.
Measles.
Diphtheria.
Enteric Fever.
Small Pox.
Tubercle.
Cancer.
Scarlet Fever.
Alcoholism.
Influenza.
Under 1 Year.
Non-febrile
Affections.
Puerperal
Fever, &.c.
M
F
MF
F
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years.
Over 5.
M
MF
Under 5.
1896.
Dulwich
45
30
75
25
30
55
12
2
2
2
1
6
4
6
8
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
4
6
5
0
1
0
26
9
0
3
0
122
31
5
4
10
52
3
46
13
7
0
253
111
129
172
52
15
3
633
27
52
1226
2487
877
863
1740
358
207
49
51
80
108
143
181
233
216
108
Camberwell
1261
1383
2784
675
705
1380
307
84
26
60
92
98
117
51
7
30
117
48
5
3
3
71
87
11
96
3
11
0
158
60
157
97
63
6
7
347
411
38
89
Peckham
1401
8
21
91
68
6
2
3
55
48
7
32
3
5
0
141
30
148
97
93
1
1
216
1152
2319
524
1068
386
243
33
28
45
46
46
92
78
47
21
St. George's
1167
544
16
333
16
9
178
187
21
174
25
0
205
440
371
208
23
1222
79
148
16
19
558
11
Totals
3874
3791
7665
2121
2122
4243
1167
759
168
107
164
220
285
377
409
388
183
1897.
Dulwich
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
4
4
0
2
1
0
0
40
48
46
94
58
5
2
6
2
3
5
5
6
9
2
0
1
33
25
0
13
106
45
5
3
7
26
42
6
17
7
18
0
212
102
100
184
77
16
15
560
1201
2385
795
793
1588
364
161
33
35
80
104
164
160
197
213
70
7
40
Camberwell
1184
6
2
6
25
4
30
5
0
159
54
124
123
127
5
370
1372
2789
671
]292
198
26
18
60
92
103
48
12
26
137
43
38
5
3
432
55
120
128
Peckham
1417
62l
0
35
53
20
7
0
116
20
137
74
101
8
0
211
3
4
4
1108
1102
2210
967
200
28
27
29
50
58
77
45
66
20
3
40
97
35
2
St. George's
469
498
364
3774
3704
7478
3905
1165
87
86
166
217
319
362
388
147
24
106
341
123
5
16
101
120
14
68
17
31
0
491
180
361
383
306
29
18
1181
383
14
Totals
1968
1937
561
TABLE VII.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1896 and 1897.
BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACCORDING TO AGE. | ACCORDING TO DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | MF | M | F | MF | Under 1 Year. | Between 1 and 5. | Between 5 and 10. | Between 10 and 20. | Between 20 and 30. | Between 30 and 40. | Between 40 and 50. | Between 50 and 60. | Between 60 and 70. | Between 70 and 80. | Between 80 and 90. | 90 and upwards. | Violence, Poison, and Accident. | Premature Birth or Defective Vitality. | Convulsions of Infancy. | Child-birth. | Erysipelas, Pyæmia, &c. | Hooping Cough. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Influenza. | Small Pox. | Tubercle. | Cancer. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis, &c. | Diarrhœa, Dysentery, &c. | Alcoholism. | Chronic Diseases. | ||||
Non-febrile Affections. | Puerperal Fever, &.c. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Under 5. | Over 5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1896. Dulwich | 45 | 30 | 75 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
Camberwell | 1261 | 1226 | 2487 | 877 | 863 | 1740 | 358 | 207 | 49 | 51 | 80 | 108 | 143 | 181 | 233 | 216 | 108 | 6 | 27 | 122 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 253 | 111 | 129 | 172 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 633 |
Peckham | 1401 | 1383 | 2784 | 675 | 705 | 1380 | 411 | 307 | 84 | 26 | 38 | 60 | 92 | 98 | 89 | 117 | 51 | 7 | 30 | 117 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 87 | 11 | 96 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 158 | 60 | 157 | 97 | 63 | 6 | 7 | 347 |
St. George's | 1167 | 1152 | 2319 | 544 | 524 | 1068 | 386 | 243 | 33 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 78 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 91 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 141 | 30 | 148 | 97 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 216 |
Totals | 3874 | 3791 | 7665 | 2121 | 2122 | 4243 | 1167 | 759 | 168 | 107 | 164 | 220 | 285 | 377 | 409 | 388 | 183 | 16 | 79 | 333 | 148 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 178 | 187 | 21 | 174 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 558 | 205 | 440 | 371 | 208 | 23 | 11 | 1222 |
1897. Dulwich | 48 | 46 | 94 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Camberwell | 1201 | 1184 | 2385 | 795 | 793 | 1588 | 364 | 161 | 33 | 35 | 80 | 104 | 164 | 160 | 197 | 213 | 70 | 7 | 40 | 106 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 212 | 102 | 100 | 184 | 77 | 16 | 15 | 560 |
Peckham | 1417 | 1372 | 2789 | 671 | 62l | 1292 | 432 | 198 | 26 | 18 | 55 | 60 | 92 | 120 | 128 | 103 | 48 | 12 | 26 | 137 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 159 | 54 | 124 | 123 | 127 | 5 | 3 | 370 |
St. George's | 1108 | 1102 | 2210 | 469 | 498 | 967 | 364 | 200 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 50 | 58 | 77 | 45 | 66 | 20 | 3 | 40 | 97 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 53 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 20 | 137 | 74 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 211 |
Totals | 3774 | 3704 | 7478 | 1968 | 1937 | 3905 | 1165 | 561 | 87 | 86 | 166 | 217 | 319 | 362 | 383 | 388 | 147 | 24 | 106 | 341 | 123 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 101 | 120 | 14 | 68 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 491 | 180 | 361 | 383 | 306 | 29 | 18 | 1181 |