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Camberwell 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1927.
| Population (Estimated) | 271,100 |
| 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, 1927 | 45,385 |
| Number of Births | 4,232 |
| Birth Rate | 15.6 |
| Number of Deaths | 3,109 |
| Death Rate | 11.4 |
| Infantile Mortality:— | |
| Deaths under 1 year | 223 |
| Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births | 52 |
| Maternal Mortality:— | |
| Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated with Childbirth | 17 |
| Maternal Death Rate | 4.01 |
| Deaths from Phthisis | 253 |
| Phthisis Death Rate | 0.93 |
| Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis | 285 |
| Tuberculosis Death Rate | 1.05 |
| Product of a 1d. Rate (Estimated) | £6,300 |
| Rateable Value | £1,538,137 |
* 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.
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