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Forty-first annual report of the Vestry ...
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TABLE VII.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1895 and 1896.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
Births.
ACCORDING TO AGE.
J
Violence, Poison,
and Accident.
Small Pex.
MF
M
90 and upwards.
Child-birth
Erysipelas,
Pyaemia, &c.
Hooping Cough.
Measles.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria
Enteric Fever.
Influenza.
Tubercle.
Cancer.
Pneumonia,
Bronchitis,
&c.
Diarrhoea,
Dysentery,
&c.
M
F
F
MF
Between 1 and 5.
Between 5 and 10.
Between 10 and 20.
Between 20 and 30.
Between BO and 40.
Between 40 and 50.
Between 50 and 60.
Between GO and 70.
Between 70 and 80.
Between 80 and 90.
Convulsions of
Infancy.
Under 1 Year.
Premature Bith or
Defective Vitality.
Non-febrile
Affections.
Puerperal
Fever, &c.
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years
Under 5.
Over 5.
8
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i
1895.
i
0
0
6
0
8
4
11
33
4
3
0
0
1
0
5
0
1
1
0
Dulwich
29
1
2
5
2
5
6
1
2
0
34
63
11
6
10
43
76
10
0
72
221
877
229
14
0
4
6
33
63
1185
2405
806
171
25
47
79
126
158
212
82
164
26
7
27
10
64
248
102
Camberwell
358
150
114
6
12
1683
1220
56
80
99
0
172
137
2742
726
458
225
45
79
85
124
139
62
6
1
19
18
5
4
38
192
Peckham
1370
701
43
51
70
9
45
167
0
40
2
372
1427
78
21
0
29
157
564
45
66
4
32
3
9
34
54
6
7
23
135
1201
1107
2308
532
388
215
36
61
61
24
110
53
6
St. George's
1096
30
114
8
88
85
0
583
161
229
22
3836
177
271
323
444
141
9
61
99
17
21
131
483
Totals
3695
7531
2008
347
413
214
28
111
14
99
432
2201
4269
1210
621
108
123
434
18
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i r
1896.
75
12
6
4
9
8
3
0
1
0
2
4
6
5
25
55
2
1
0
0
0
0
Dulwich
2
1
3
0
0
6
0
1
6
0
0
45
30
30
2
80
13
0
111
172
15
6
5
10
52
52
3
253
129
52
1261
877
863
1740
207
49
51
181
233
216
108
27
122
31
7
1226
358
108
143
4
46
Camberwrll
2487
5
3
3
0
60
157
63
1380
117
51
117
71
11
96
11
158
6
Peckham
1401
705
307
84
26
38
60
92
98
89
7
48
3
87
97
1383
411
30
2784
675
141
30
91
7
0
97
1
1152
1068
28
46
21
3
55
3
148
93
1167
2319
524
386
243
33
45
46
92
78
47
3
21
6
2
48
32
5
St. George's
68
544
558
178
25
0
205
440
371
208
23
Totals
3874
3791
7665
2121
2122
4243
1167
759
168
107
220
285
377
183
16
148
9
21
19
164
409
388
79
333
16
187
174
16
TABLE VII.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1895 and 1896.
BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BIRTHS. | 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 Bith 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1895. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dulwich | 43 | 33 | 76 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Camberwell | 1220 | 1185 | 2405 | 806 | 877 | 1683 | 358 | 171 | 25 | 47 | 79 | 126 | 158 | 150 | 212 | 229 | 114 | 14 | 32 | 164 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 248 | 72 | 102 | 221 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 576 |
Peckham | 372 | 1370 | 2742 | 701 | 726 | 1427 | 458 | 225 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 79 | 85 | 99 | 124 | 139 | 70 | 9 | 45 | 167 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 192 | 56 | 172 | 137 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 380 |
St. George's | 1201 | 1107 | 2308 | 532 | 564 | 1096 | 388 | 215 | 36 | 30 | 45 | 61 | 78 | 88 | 66 | 61 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 110 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 135 | 29 | 157 | 114 | 85 | 8 | 3 | 207 |
Totals | 3836 | 3695 | 7531 | 2008 | 2201 | 4269 | 1210 | 621 | 108 | 123 | 177 | 271 | 323 | 347 | 413 | 434 | 214 | 28 | 111 | 444 | 141 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 99 | 17 | 99 | 21 | 131 | 0 | 583 | 161 | 432 | 483 | 229 | 22 | 10 | 1184 |
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 |
Camberwrll | 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 | 3 | 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 |