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Camberwell 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
for the Year 1934.
Area of the Borough in Acres 4,480
Population (Estimated resident population mid-1934) 238,360
Population (Census 1931) 251,294
No. of inhabited houses (end of 1934) according to Rate
Books 43,014
Rateable Value £1,634,074
Sum represented by a penny rate £6,525
Number of live Births 3,152
Birth Rate 13.22
Number of Deaths 2,934
Death Rate 12.31
Infantile Mortality:—
Deaths under 1 year 214
Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births 67
Maternal Mortality:—
Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated
with Childbirth 8
Maternal Death Rate {Per 1,000 live births 2.54
{Per 1,000 total births 2.46
Deaths from Phthisis 202
Phthisis Death Rate 0.85
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 231
Tuberculosis Death Rate 0.97