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Camberwell 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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5
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell covers an area of
4,480 acres, and is divided into 20 Wards. The northern portion
of the Borough principally houses a working-class population, and
is congested in places. In the southern part of Camberwell the
houses are of a better type, many of them possessing extensive
gardens. There are several Open Spaces in this part of the
Borough.
Population.
The Registrar-General has estimated the population of the
Borough at the middle of 1926 to be 275,400, and it is on this
figure that the birth and death rates for the Borough are calculated.
It should be noted that the population figure for 1926 is
stated to be the same as that recorded for the previous year.
The estimated population of the different Wards is as follows:

Table: Population.

Population.

Ward.Census 1921.Estimated 1926.
West15,44215,918
Addington14,42014,863
Town Hall14,20114,638
St. George's16,56217,071
Cobourg16,09616,592
Marlborough13,24313,655
North Peckham16,23016,702
Goldsmith15,54816,026
Clifton16,23816,738
Rye Lane8,9759,252
St. Mary's11,43811,790
Nunhead14,02514,457
The Rye10,66210,990
St. Giles10,71211,042
Lyndhurst12,12612,500
St. John's14,56615,014
Alleyn14,64215,092
Ruskin16,02916,523
The Hamlet12,13712,510
The College3,9064,027
267,198275,400

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Occupations of the Inhabitants.
The following particulars as to the chief occupations of the
residents of Camberwell are taken from the Census Returns for
1921: —
Males. Females.
Metal Workers 7,183
Electrical Apparatus Makers and Fitters 1,252
Workers in Skins and Leather 963
Textile Goods and Articles of Dress 1,611 5,703