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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Vestry that in the weekly returns the death-rate for Camberwell
is always higher than the rest of the Parish, and indeed
very often approaches the death-rate for London. I have,
for the sake of comparison, given death-rate of the
Table V.—Death-Rates previous to Re-distribution.
Parish. | Dulwich. | Camberwell. | Peckham. | St. George's. |
---|---|---|---|---|
17.6 | 8.9 | 20.3 | 16.2 | 16.9 |
Parish and its sub-districts as we receive them, and then
following the death-rate in Camberwell redistributed according
Table VI.—Re-distribution of Deaths among the Sub-Districts of
Camberwell.
Deaths
returned.
Deaths in
I., W. H.
and L. A.
Deaths in
I., W. H.,
&c.
subtracted.
Deaths in
I., W. H.,
&c.,
re-distributed.
Estimates
of Deaths
due to Sub-
Districts.
72
85
..
72
Dulwich
+ 13
1,964
1,244
1,475
— 720
Camberwell
+ 231
— 16
1,739
1,466
+ 273
Peckham
1,482
1,175
+ 219
1,394
St. George's
1,175
..
Parish
4,693
—736
3,957
+ 736
4,693
to Table VI. By referring to Table VI. it will be seen how the
deaths in Camberwell have to be reduced by 736, which number
must be again distributed according to the registered number
of deaths among the four sub-districts of the Parish,
iv.
Table VI.—Re-distribution of Deaths among the Sub-Districts of Camberwell.
Deaths returned. | Deaths in I., W. H. and L. A. | Deaths in I., W. H., &c. subtracted. | Deaths in I., W. H., &c., re-distributed. | Estimates of Deaths due to Sub-Districts. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dulwich | 72 | .. | 72 | + 13 | 85 |
Camberwell | 1,964 | — 720 | 1,244 | + 231 | 1,475 |
Peckham | 1,482 | — 16 | 1,466 | + 273 | 1,739 |
St. George's | 1,175 | .. | 1,175 | + 219 | 1,394 |
Parish | 4,693 | —736 | 3,957 | + 736 | 4,693 |