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Camberwell 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE IX.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1898 and 1899.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
Between 50 and 60.
Between 60 and 70.
Between 70 and 80.
Premature Birth or
Defective Vitality.
Hooping Cough.
Measles.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Enteric Fever.
Influenza.
Small Pox.
Tubercle.
Cancer.
Pneumonia,
Bronchitis,
&c.
Diarrhœa,
Dysentery,
&c.
Between 5 and 10.
Between 10 and 20.
Between 20 and 30.
Between 30 and 40.
Between 40 and 50.
Between 80 and 90.
90 and upwards.
Violence, Poison,
and Accident.
F
MF
F
MF
Under 1 year.
Between 1 and 5.
Convulsions of Infancy.
Child-birth.
M
M
Under 5
years.
Over 5
years.
Under 5
years.
Puerperal Fever,
&c.
Erysipelas,
Pyæmia, &c.
Non-febrile
affections.
Over 5
years.
1898.
I
I
I
I
i
1st Quarter
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
247
191
19
23
56
68
982
960
1942
576
606
1182
2nd Quarter
105
85
39
4
27
66
20
2
0
3
40
40
2
12
5
14
0
118
33
65
85
10
6
129
19
19
35
61
71
81
877
886
1763
418
414
832
184
65
99
23
120
22
3
1
3
31
4
2
2
4
4
0
137
58
62
32
268
12
3rd Quarter
474
120
17
22
40
43
71
75
39
1
969
923
1892
575
491
1066
4th Quarter
106
89
98
17
14
4
0
14
8
10
0
125
65
95
82
29
3
88
14
35
40
55
77
99
52
5
22
3
5
7
915
915
1830
443
473
916
256
Totals
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
3743
3684
7427
2012
1984
3996
1161
528
69
99
1899.
I
I I
I
I
I
I I
I i
i I
141
104
65
73
144
149
56
8
28
77
33
2
0
1
42
18
1
14
1
36
0
36
168
11
5
924
1936
1060
203
161
27
28
45
101
1st Quarter
1012
523
537
58
85
52
72
24
3
21
49
0
8
0
29
0
122
44
65
86
7
5
884
1828
203
115
19
29
43
62
79
108
3
34
3
5
2nd Quarter
944
414
442
856
62
45
86
24
4
7
38
0
13
4
4
0
144
36
32
46
302
16
888
123
27
25
33
70
105
88
81
2
29
2
3
3rd Quarter
966
1854
634
514
1148
487
76
100
5
6
21
2
8
28
0
152
48
185
15
1
20
31
58
76
119
113
141
136
6
23
24
5
0
18
121
4th Quarter
927
898
1825
607
538
1145
253
116
Totals
3849
3594
7443
2178
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
2031
TABLE IX.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Years 1898 and 1899.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOKDING 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1899. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter | 1012 | 924 | 1936 | 523 | 537 | 1060 | 203 | 161 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 65 | 73 | 101 | 144 | 149 | 56 | 8 | 28 | 77 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 141 | 36 | 104 | 168 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 337 |
| 2nd Quarter | 944 | 884 | 1828 | 414 | 442 | 856 | 203 | 115 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 58 | 62 | 79 | 108 | 85 | 52 | 3 | 34 | 72 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 122 | 44 | 65 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 277 |
| 3rd Quarter | 966 | 888 | 1854 | 634 | 514 | 1148 | 487 | 123 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 62 | 70 | 105 | 88 | 81 | 45 | 2 | 29 | 86 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 36 | 32 | 46 | 302 | 16 | 8 | 350 |
| 4th Quarter | 927 | 898 | 1825 | 607 | 538 | 1145 | 253 | 116 | 20 | 31 | 58 | 76 | 119 | 113 | 141 | 136 | 76 | 6 | 23 | 100 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 152 | 48 | 121 | 185 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 366 |
| 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 |