Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE VIII.-Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1898 and 1899.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
Pneumonia,
Bronchitis,
&c.
Diarrhœa,
Dysentery,
&c.
Between 10 and 20.
Between 50 and 60.
Between 60 and 70.
Between 70 and 80.
Between 80 and 90.
Premature Birth or
Defective Vitality.
Between 20 and 30.
Between 30 and 40.
Between 40 and 50.
Child-birth.
Chronic Diseases.
Between 5 and 10.
Violence, Poison,
and Accident.
Hooping Cough.
Between 1 and 5.
Convulsions of
Infancy.
Scarlet Fever.
Enteric Fever.
90 and upwards.
Erysipelas,
Pyæsmia, &c.
Alcoholism.
Diphtheria
Influenza.
Small Pox.
Tubercle.
Under 1 Year.
Cancer.
Measles
Non-febrile
Affections.
Puerperal
Fever, &c.
M
F
MF
M
F
MF
Under 5.
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years.
Over 5.
1898.
I
I
66
Dulwich
5
16
8
0
4
1
2
1
1
53
38
91
33
33
7
4
0
4
4
1
4
9
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
8
3
37
170
191
102
184
109
13
Camberwell
1202
1225
2427
840
800
1640
378
19
34
79
114
154
160
217
114
10
33
134
19
2
3
7
45
33
2
10
8
39
0
223
103
7
600
Peckham
125
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
4
4
387
St. George's
84
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
3
3
197
Totals
3743
3684
7427
2012
1984
3996
528
69
227
317
365
414
414
211
98
366
91
10
4
39
84
0
536
206
344
365
320
21
15
1221
1161
99
171
20
7
16
120
112
21
1899.
I
I
i
i
I
i
I
I
I
[
I
Dulwich
4
0
1
37
54
47
101
27
43
70
9
1
1
3
6
6
4
5
14
10
10
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
12
5
3
1
Camberwell
1250
1193
2443
927
868
1795
361
169
22
45
79
123
177
192
249
231
139
8
48
112
32
5
5
12
21
33
0
21
5
39
0
240
94
106
217
102
9
19
677
Peckham
1398
1271
2669
692
637
1329
420
165
32
39
61
74
86
109
135
139
64
5
31
128
40
3
5
2
26
43
1
14
6
34
0
173
48
94
150
123
8
9
391
St. George's
1147
1083
2230
532
483
1015
356
180
38
26
33
58
57
92
83
71
16
5
33
94
31
4
1
2
23
50
2
18
2
22
0
134
17
119
114
109
10
3
227
3594
261
324
398
481
114
335
53
322
485
335
27
32
1330
3849
7443
2178
2031
4209
1146
515
93
113
179
451
229
19
105
12
11
16
70
126
3
13
97
0
559
164
TABLE VIII.-Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1898 and 1899.
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, Pyæsmia, &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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 184 | 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 |
1899. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dulwich | 54 | 47 | 101 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
Camberwell | 1250 | 1193 | 2443 | 927 | 868 | 1795 | 361 | 169 | 22 | 45 | 79 | 123 | 177 | 192 | 249 | 231 | 139 | 8 | 48 | 112 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 240 | 94 | 106 | 217 | 102 | 9 | 19 | 677 |
Peckham | 1398 | 1271 | 2669 | 692 | 637 | 1329 | 420 | 165 | 32 | 39 | 61 | 74 | 86 | 109 | 135 | 139 | 64 | 5 | 31 | 128 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 173 | 48 | 94 | 150 | 123 | 8 | 9 | 391 |
St. George's | 1147 | 1083 | 2230 | 532 | 483 | 1015 | 356 | 180 | 38 | 26 | 33 | 58 | 57 | 92 | 83 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 33 | 94 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 134 | 17 | 119 | 114 | 109 | 10 | 3 | 227 |
Totals | 3849 | 3594 | 7443 | 2178 | 2031 | 4209 | 1146 | 515 | 93 | 113 | 179 | 261 | 324 | 398 | 481 | 451 | 229 | 19 | 114 | 335 | 105 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 126 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 97 | 0 | 559 | 164 | 322 | 485 | 335 | 27 | 32 | 1330 |