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Camberwell 1898

Forty-third annual report of the Vestry ...

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Table XIII.—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 1898, in the Parish of
Camberwell; Classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.
Names of Localities adopted
for the purpose of these Statistics;
Public Institutions being shown as
separate localities.
Population at all
Ages.
Registered Births.
Aged
under 5
or
over 5.
New Cases 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.
12
13
1
10
11
12
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Census
1896.
Estimated
to
middle
of 1898.
Small Pox.
Scarlatina.
Diphtheria.
Membranous
Croup.
Fevers.
Cholera.
Erysipelas.
Cholera.
Erysipelas.
Small Pox.
Scarlatina.
Diphtheria.
Fevers.
Membranous
Croup.
Typhus.
Continued
Relapsing.
Puerperal.
Enteric
or
Typhoid.
Continued
Relapsing.
Puerperal.
Enteric
or
Typhoid.
Typhus.
Under 5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
Dulwich
7519
7861
91
...
3
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
7
7
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
..
Under 5
...
96
42
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
59
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Camberwell
90286
94461
2427
...
120
54
...
...
9
...
...
...
...
9
...
...
5 upwards
1
224
138
...
...
35
1
...
4
...
79
...
...
...
71
51
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
94
73
13
...
5
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
Peckham
88242
90469
2737
5 upwards
2
248
151
3
...
39
2
...
3
...
71
..
...
1
174
82
2
...
25
...
...
2
...
8
...
...
...
86
83
7
...
1
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
59
60
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
St. George's
67029
68744
2172
2
114
...
...
11
...
...
2
...
4
...
5 upwards
2
167
148
2
...
29
...
...
3
...
60
...
92
...
...
Under 5
...
...
...
...
..
...
..
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Workhouse
Constance Road)
...
.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
Under 5
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
1
...
...
...
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
4
Workhouse
(Gordon Road)
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
5
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Lunatic Asylums
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Camberwell Infirmary
...
...
..
5 upwards
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
St. Saviour's Union
Infirmary
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
...
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
Cases reported from St. Saviour's Infirmary
as being removed thither from
places within the St. Saviour's Union.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Under 5
...
2
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
2
1
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
..
Under 5
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5 upwards
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
193
133
6
...
...
...
...
...
..
1
...
..
Under 5
...
283
214
20
...
8
...
...
...
...
12
...
...
253076
261535
7427
TOTALS
3
414
230
2
...
45
...
...
4
...
22
...
...
5
654
451
5
...
108
3
...
10
...
239
...
...
5 upwards

Table: Table XIII.—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 1898, in the Parish of Camberwell; Classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

Table XIII.—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 1898, in the Parish of Camberwell; Classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases 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 1898.1234567891011121312345678910111213
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.
Dulwich7519786191Under 5...1.......................................................................
5 upwards...77......2............1........3................................
Camberwell90286944612427Under 5...9642......2............5.........5919..............................
5 upwards1224138......351...4...79.........12054......9............9......
Peckham88242904692737Under 5...947313...5............3.........71513...........................
5 upwards22481513...392...3...71.....1174822...25......2...8......
St. George's67029687442172Under 5...86837...1............3.........59603...........................
5 upwards21671482...29......3...60......211492......11......2...4......
Workhouse Constance Road).......Under 5...........................................................................
5 upwards.............................3.............................................
Workhouse (Gordon Road).........Under 5...42....................1.........41.....................1......
5 upwards...51.....................2.........31.....................1......
Lunatic Asylums.........Under 5..............................................................................
5 upwards......1.....................1.............................................
Camberwell Infirmary........Under 5......4....................................2..............................
5 upwards...12.....................4............1..............................
St. Saviour's Union Infirmary.........Under 5.............................................................................
5 upwards......2......1............1.............................................
Cases reported from St. Saviour's Infirmary as being removed thither from places within the St. Saviour's Union..........Under 5...210.....................................................................
5 upwards...21......2............17.............................................
.........Under 5...........................................................................
5 upwards.............................................................................
TOTALS2530762615357427Under 5...65421420...8............12.........1931336.................1.....
5 upwards52834515...1083...10...239......34142302...45......4...22......