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Camberwell 1898
Forty-third annual report of the Vestry ...
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TABLE IX.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1897 and 1898.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
M
M
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.
F
MF
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.
F
MF
Under 1 year.
Between 1 and 5.
Non-febrile
affections.
Puerperal Fever,
&c.
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years.
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years.
1897.
1st Quarter
957
970
1927
474
486
960
231
122
21
23
94
39
8
21
93
23
5
0
3
34
1
21
3
10
0
118
46
96
136
14
3
73
114
2
32
88
115
2nd Quarter
911
877
1788
376
366
742
178
90
17
20
33
41
74
88
94
71
28
8
33
66
4
3
30
3
5
12
10
0
104
46
52
72
10
5
20
2
3
47
3rd Quarter
1008
943
1951
571
541
1112
484
154
21
23
53
52
63
74
69
84
32
3
33
105
5
1
5
20
32
3
20
4
5
0
127
54
43
43
270
16
2
5
17
5
15
7
6
0
142
34
170
132
12
5
4th Quarter
898
914
1812
547
544
1091
28
20
48
51
94
106
106
118
48
5
19
77
33
0
83
272
195
3774
3704
1968
1937
3905
1165
561
87
86
166
217
319
362
383
388
147
24
106
341
14
5
101
14
68
31
0
491
180
361
306
29
Totals
123
120
17
383
7478
16
1898.
1st Quarter
982
960
576
1182
247
23
56
68
98
110
138
141
81
10
26
32
2
1
35
64
0
11
4
56
0
156
50
166
13
0
19
82
3
122
1942
606
191
2nd Quarter
886
1763
414
832
184
19
19
35
61
71
81
105
85
39
4
27
66
20
2
0
3
40
40
2
12
5
14
0
118
33
65
85
10
6
877
418
129
969
923
1892
575
1066
474
120
22
40
43
71
75
65
99
39
1
23
120
22
3
1
3
31
4
2
2
4
4
0
137
58
62
32
268
12
491
17
3rd Quarter
915
1830
443
473
916
256
88
35
40
55
77
99
106
89
52
5
22
98
17
3
5
7
14
4
0
14
8
10
0
125
65
95
82
29
3
915
14
4th Quarter
317
365
414
414
211
20
98
366
10
7
16
120
112
4
39
21
84
0
536
344
365
320
Totals
3743
7427
2012
3996
1161
528
69
171
227
91
206
99
21
3684
1984
TABLE IX.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1897 and 1898.
| 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 years. | Over 5 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter | 957 | 970 | 1927 | 474 | 486 | 960 | 231 | 122 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 73 | 88 | 94 | 114 | 115 | 39 | 8 | 21 | 93 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 118 | 46 | 96 | 136 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 329 |
| 2nd Quarter | 911 | 877 | 1788 | 376 | 366 | 742 | 178 | 90 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 88 | 94 | 71 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 66 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 46 | 52 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 258 |
| 3rd Quarter | 1008 | 943 | 1951 | 571 | 541 | 1112 | 484 | 154 | 21 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 69 | 84 | 32 | 3 | 33 | 105 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 270 | 16 | 5 | 274 |
| 4th Quarter | 898 | 914 | 1812 | 547 | 544 | 1091 | 272 | 195 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 51 | 94 | 106 | 106 | 118 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 83 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 34 | 170 | 132 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 320 |
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter | 982 | 960 | 1942 | 576 | 606 | 1182 | 247 | 191 | 19 | 23 | 56 | 68 | 98 | 110 | 138 | 141 | 81 | 10 | 26 | 82 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 156 | 50 | 122 | 166 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 357 |
| 2nd Quarter | 877 | 886 | 1763 | 418 | 414 | 832 | 184 | 129 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 61 | 71 | 81 | 105 | 85 | 39 | 4 | 27 | 66 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 118 | 33 | 65 | 85 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 282 |
| 3rd Quarter | 969 | 923 | 1892 | 575 | 491 | 1066 | 474 | 120 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 43 | 71 | 75 | 65 | 99 | 39 | 1 | 23 | 120 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 58 | 62 | 32 | 268 | 12 | 4 | 274 |
| 4th Quarter | 915 | 915 | 1830 | 443 | 473 | 916 | 256 | 88 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 55 | 77 | 99 | 106 | 89 | 52 | 5 | 22 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 125 | 65 | 95 | 82 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 308 |
| 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 |