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Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
FOR THE YEAR 1926.
Population (Estimated) 275,400
Area of Borough in Acres 4,480
Separate Houses or Self-contained Flats Inhabited:—
*No. of Structurally Separate Dwellings (Census 1921) 41,419
No. of Hereditaments wholly or partially used as
Dwellings, 1926 45,307
Number of Births 4,584
Birth Rate 16.6
Number of Deaths 3,038
Death Rate 11.0
Infantile Mortality :—
Deaths under 1 year 294
Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births 64
Maternal Mortality:—
Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated
with Childbirth 15
Maternal Death Rate 3.27
Deaths from Phthisis 251
Phthisis Death Rate 0.91
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 286
Tuberculosis Death Rate 1.04
Product of a Id. Rate £6,230
Rateable Value £1,529,580
* Structurally Separate Dwellings.—A structurally separate dwelling has been
defined for the Census as any room or set of rooms, intended or used for habitation,
having separate access either to the street or to a common landing or staircase.