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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

St Giles (Camberwell) 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Table: Table III.— Mortality of the Parish of Camberwell, during the 52 weeks terminating Saturday, January 1st, 1859.

Table III.— Mortality of the Parish of Camberwell, during the 52 weeks terminating Saturday, January 1st, 1859.

In what Localities?At what Ages ?From what Causes ?
M.F.M. F.0 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 and over.Violence,Privation,Poison and premature Birth.FeverDysentery and Acute Diar-rhœa (not of Infanta) and CholeraScarlet Fever and C'ynanche Maligna.Small PoxErysipelas, Pyœmla, and puerperal Fever.Dirhœea, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia of Infants under three year*.Measles, Hooping-cough. and croupHydrocephalus and Convulsions of Infancy.Phthisis and other Tuber cular disease.Other disease, chiefly Chronic.
First Quarter166202368117104926233136407222519...236233149190
Second Quarter149158307972248153326213447214225...315222S41143
Third Quarter16718935615118129152923304128384465...21678827
Fourth Quarter2062034091621776273229284556207...447541422642175
General total688752144052767273283117109115160203101207143712126108108169639

Table: Table IV.—Mortality due to Zymotic Discuses in 1858.

Table IV.—Mortality due to Zymotic Discuses in 1858.

Fever.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaSmall-pox.HoopingMeasles.Diarrhœa.Total.
Dulwich...11...1......3
Camberwell6332-104762
Peckham1135661417796
St. George3605126712114
Total20120147512826275