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Camberwell 1898
Forty-third annual report of the Vestry ...
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TABLE VIII. —Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1897 and 1898.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.
DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
Under 1 Year.
Between 80 and 90.
90 and upwards.
Violence, Poison,
and Accident.
Premature Birth or
Defective Vitality.
Convulsions of
Infancy.
Child-birth.
Erysipelas,
Pyæmia, &c.
Scarlet Fever.
Enteric Fever.
Small Pox.
Pneumonia,
Bronchitis,
&c.
Diarrhœa,
Dysentery,
&c.
Alcoholism.
F
MF
MF
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.
Hooping Cough.
Measles.
Diphtheria.
Influenza.
Tubercle.
Cancer.
Chronic Diseases.
F
M
M
Non-febrile
Affections.
Puerperal
Fever, &c.
Under 5.
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years
Over 5.
1897.
Dulwich -
48
46
94
33
25
58
5
2
0
6
2
3
5
5
6
9
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
4
4
2
1
0
0
40
1
0
13
0
1
Camberwell
1201
1184
2385
795
793
1588
364
161
33
35
80
104
164
160
213
70
7
40
106
5
3
26
42
6
17
7
18
0
212
102
100
77
16
15
560
197
7
45
184
Peckham -
1417
1372
2789
671
621
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
45
St. George's
1108
1102
2210
469
498
967
364
200
28
27
29
50
58
77
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
68
17
31
0
491
180
361
383
306
29
18
1181
14
1898.
Dulwich -
53
38
91
33
33
66
7
4
0
4
4
4
8
9
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
8
1
3
1
1
37
1
16
4
0
0
0
4
2
5
3
2
Camberwell
1202
1225
2427
840
800
1640
378
170
19
34
79
114
154
160
191
217
114
10
33
13 4
19
2
3
7
45
33
2
10
8
39
0
223
103
102
148
109
13
7
600
Peckham -
1387
1350
2737
675
694
1369
436
215
24
35
51
65
96
122
133
129
59
4
29
135
36
4
1
3
57
51
1
16
8
26
0
163
65
130
124
125
4
4
387
1101
1071
2172
464
457
921
340
139
26
26
37
63
78
74
60
29
2
33
95
36
3
3
6
17
28
1
13
5
17
0
142
34
111
90
84
3
3
197
St. George's
47
Totals -
3743
3684
7427
2012
1984
3996
1161
528
69
99
171
227
317
414
414
211
20
98
366
91
10
7
16
120
112
4
39
21
0
536
206
344
365
320
21
15
1221
365
84
TABLE VIII.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1897 and 1898.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCORDING TO AGE. | DEATHS. | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 621 | 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 |
| 1898. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dulwich – | 53 | 38 | 91 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Camberwell | 1202 | 1225 | 2427 | 840 | 800 | 1640 | 378 | 170 | 19 | 34 | 79 | 114 | 154 | 160 | 191 | 217 | 114 | 10 | 33 | 134 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 223 | 103 | 102 | 148 | 109 | 13 | 7 | 600 |
| Peckham – | 1387 | 1350 | 2737 | 675 | 694 | 1369 | 436 | 215 | 24 | 35 | 51 | 65 | 96 | 122 | 133 | 129 | 59 | 4 | 29 | 135 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 51 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 163 | 65 | 130 | 124 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 387 |
| St. George's | 1101 | 1071 | 2172 | 464 | 457 | 921 | 340 | 139 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 47 | 63 | 78 | 74 | 60 | 29 | 2 | 33 | 95 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 142 | 34 | 111 | 90 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 197 |
| Totals – | 3743 | 3684 | 7427 | 2012 | 1984 | 3996 | 1161 | 528 | 69 | 99 | 171 | 227 | 317 | 365 | 414 | 414 | 211 | 20 | 98 | 366 | 91 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 120 | 112 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 84 | 0 | 536 | 206 | 344 | 365 | 320 | 21 | 15 | 1221 |