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Camberwell 1896

Forty-first annual report of the Vestry ...

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RETURN REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.
Population, Births, and New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1896, in the Parish of
Camberwell; Classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.
Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities
for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
Population at all
Ages.
Registered Births.
New Casus of Sickness in each Locality coming to the knowledge of the
Medical Officer of Health.
Names op Localities adopted
for the purpose of these Statistics ;
Public Institutions being shown as
separate localities.
(a)
Aged
under 5
or
over 5.
10
11
12
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Census
1896.
Estimated
to
middle
of 1896.
(c.)
Small Pox.
Small Pox.
Scarlatina.
Diphtheria,
Membranous
Croup.
Fevers.
Cholera.
Erysipelas.
Scarlatina.
Diphtheria.
Membranous
Croup.
Feyebs.
Cholera.
Erysipelas.
Typhus.
Puerperal.
Enteric
or
Typhoid.
Continued
Relapsing.
Enteric
or
Typhoid.
Continued
Relapsing.
Puerperal.
Typhus.
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...
2
..
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Dulwich
7519
7556
75
Under 5
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
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...
...
...
...
5 upwards
..
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
1
...
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...
...
...
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6
...
...
3
...
...
...
21
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...
122
119
5
6
...
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6
...
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...
55
38
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...
1
...
Camberwell
90286
90740
Under 5
...
...
...
...
2
2487
...
313
3
109
...
...
1
128
94
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...
5 upwards
...
56
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...
7
...
...
...
16
...
1
305
Peckham
2784
100
6
...
...
...
...
...
88486
...
212
...
3
...
...
...
8
...
...
...
90
...
...
...
...
...
...
88242
Under 5
45
...
...
148
193
...
...
5 upwards
...
303
456
3
41
...
...
2
1
86
..
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...
3
23
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...
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...
7
38
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...
St. Geoege's
67217
5
3
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...
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...
...
1
53
1
...
1
67029
2319
Under-5
2
110
89
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...
2
...
237
1
42
...
4
9
120
71
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. ..
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9
169
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72
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...
16
5 upwards
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Workhouse
(Constance Road)
.
...
Under 5
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...
...
...
..
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...
...
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
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...
5 upwards
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...
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Workhouse
(Gordon Road)
...
...
Under 5
...
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
5 upwards
6
...
2
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7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
17
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6
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Lunatic Asylums
...
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...
...
...
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...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
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...
5 upwards
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...
1
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...
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...
Infirmary
...
...
...
Under 5
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
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...
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...
1
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...
1
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5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
1
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...
...
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St.Saviour's
...
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...
...
...
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...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
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...
...
...
5 upwards
...
2
3
...
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...
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...
1
...
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...
...
...
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...
...
Under 5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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...
...
...
Cases reported from St. Saviour's Infirmary
as being removed thither from
places within the St. Saviour's Union;
these are not included in the totals.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
10
9
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...
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34
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1
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Under 5
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5 upwards
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2
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TOTALS
Under 5
...
...
...
...
253076
253999
7665
335
434
16
...
12
...
...
...
...
21
...
...
1
154
174
1
2
2
...
...
...
...
3
...
5 upwards
11
972
4
3
...
13
1
282
...
...
11
397
367
...
3
56
...
867
143
...
...

Table: RETURN REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. Population, Births, and New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1896, in the Parish of Camberwell; Classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

RETURN REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. Population, Births, and New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1896, in the Parish of Camberwell; Classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

Names op Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (a.)Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Casus of Sickness in each Locality coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
Census 1896.Estimated to middle of 1896. (c.)1234567891011121312345678910111213
Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
Dulwich7519755675Under 5......2...................................1..............................
5 upwards...621......3............2...........2......1.....................
Camberwell90286907402487Under 5...1221195...6............6.........5538......2............1......
5 upwards13133053...56......7...109......112894......16.....................
Peckham88242884862784Under 5...1002126...3............8.........4590..............................
5 upwards...303456...341......2186........148193...323.....................
St. Geoege's67029672172319Under 52110895...3............7......153381..................1......
5 upwards92371691...42......4...72......912071......16. ...........2......
Workhouse (Constance Road).......Under 5.....................................9....................................
5 upwards.............................4.............................................
Workhouse (Gordon Road).........Under 5...211....................................6..............................
5 upwards...617.....................2.........67.....................1......
Lunatic Asylums.........Under 5..............................................................................
5 upwards..............................1.............................................
Infirmary.........Under 5......1....................................1..............................
5 upwards1...1......1............5......1....................................
St. Saviour's.........Under 5...1....................................1.................................
5 upwards...23.....................1.........1.................................
Cases reported from St. Saviour's Infirmary as being removed thither from places within the St. Saviour's Union; these are not included in the totals..........Under 5......1.....................................................................
5 upwards...109.....................34.........1.................................
.........Under 5.............................................................................
5 upwards..............................................................................
TOTALS2530762539997665Under 5233543416...12............21......11541741...2............2......
5 upwards1186797243143......131282......11397367...356............3......