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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE V.—DEATH-RATES IN CAMBERWELL AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
| Year. | Borough. | Dulwich. | South Camberwell. | North Camberwell. | South Peckham. | North Peckham. | St. George's. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 15.6 | 6.66 | 12.07 | 16.11 | 22.97 | ||
| 1905 | 13.8 | 9.87 | 13.40 | 14·18 | 15·60 | ||
| 1906 | 14·8 | 9·5 | 11·7 | 15·5 | 12·7 | 16·5 | 15·6 |
| 1907 | 14·0 | 9·0 | 12·2 | 14·9 | 12·6 | 16·1 | 16·1 |
| 1908 | 13·1 | 8·4 | 11·1 | 14·2 | 12·1 | 15·6 | 13·4 |
| 1909 | 13·7 | 9·8 | 10·5 | 14·3 | 12·9 | 16·6 | 15·0 |
| 1910 | 12·2 | 9·0 | 9·5 | 12·8 | 11·0 | 14·4 | 14·5 |
| 1911 | 14·2 | 10·1 | 11·4 | 15·1 | 14·3 | 15·7 | 15·2 |
| 1912 | 12·8 | 12·0 | 9·8 | 13·4 | 12·5 | 14·6 | 13·8 |
| 1913 | 13·9 | 10·5 | 10·7 | 13·8 | 13·6 | 16·7 | 15·5 |
going back to the year 1906, which shows how Camberwell stands
when compared with those boroughs who have for some time
counted health visitors among their staff:—
DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR FROM ALL CAUSES PER 1,000 BRITHS.
| Borough. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | Year in which Health Visitor was appointed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camberwell | 130 | 115 | 104 | 100 | 94 | 109 | 83 | 106 | |
| Bermondsey | 153 | 123 | 144 | 138 | 126 | 156 | 111 | 132 | 1909 |
| Bethnal Green | 155 | 138 | 132 | 129 | 123 | 151 | 96 | 118 | 1906 |
| Hammersmith | 138 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 99 | 146 | 90 | 103 | 1905 |
| Hampstead | 77 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 60 | 78 | 62 | 73 | 1909 |
| Kensington | 132 | 128 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 132 | 91 | 112 | 1906 |
| Lambeth | 131 | 120 | 104 | 109 | 94 | 123 | 86 | 102 | 1907 |
| Woolwich | 109 | 112 | 94 | 82 | 85 | 97 | 73 | 79 | 1906 |
The increase in deaths from diarrhoea accounts for about 100 of
the difference between the last two years, those from bronchitis and
pneumonia for 58. There is also an increase of 18 from premature
birth.
The one item on which the advocates of health visitors might
find some problematical ground for the advancement of their views
is that last year there were 13 more deaths from the causes
" atrophy, debility, aud marasmus" than there were in 1912. But it