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Camberwell 1905
Sixth annual report of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell...
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lived without reference to whether they died there or not.
There will, however, remain a certain number who are
supposed to have been residents but whose last address is
unknown, and such deaths have been re-distributed in
proportion to those actually occurring among the inhabitants
of the various sub-districts.
Table D.—Re-distribution of Deaths among the Sub-Districts of Camberwell.
| Deaths returned classified according to sub-districts. | Deaths of persons removed from unknown addresses in the Borough re-distributed. | Estimates of total deaths due to subdistricts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich | 140 | 5 | 145 |
| North Camberwell South Camberwell | 1,440 | 43 | 1,483 |
| Peckham | 1,327 | 36 | 1,363 |
| St. George's | 722 | 18 | 740 |
| Total | 3,629 | 102 | 3,731 |
After all these calculations and allowances have been
made, it results that the death-rate for 1905 was 13.8 per
thousand, that is just equal to the phenomenally low rate of
1903. That this result is satisfactory in the highest degree
can hardly be questioned. The Registrar-General in his
annual summary makes the rate .1 less, possibly through his
estimate of the population of Camberwell being somewhat
higher than ours. A reference to the accompanying diagram,
for the use of which I am indebted to the Registrar-General,
shows the exceedingly favourable position occupied by
Camberwell, while when we consider its condition as regards
density of population, poverty, etc., its high estate is still
more worthy of remark.