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Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE Year 1933.
| Area of Borough in Acres | 4,480 | |
| Population (Estimated resident population mid-1933) | 243,700 | |
| Population (Census 1931) | 251,294 | |
| No. of inhabited houses (end of 1933) according to Rate Books | 42,765 | |
| Rateable Value | £1,631,814 | |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £6,507.73 | |
| Number of live Births | 3,247 | |
| Birth Rate | 13.32 | |
| Number of Deaths | 3,005 | |
| Death Bate | 12.33 | |
| Infantile Mortality:— | ||
| Deaths under 1 year | 160 | |
| Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births | 49 | |
| Maternal Mortality:- | ||
| Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated with Childbirth | 16 | |
| Maternal Death Rate | Per 1,000 live births | 4.92 |
| Per 1,000 total births | 4.77 | |
| Deaths from Phthisis | 223 | |
| Phthisis Death Rate | 0.91 | |
| Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis | 245 | |
| Tuberculosis Death Rate | 1.00 | |