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Camberwell 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total.
October 5,130 260 1,707 112 7,209
November 5,238 74 1,895 64 7,271
December 5,641 248 2,258 216 8,363
Average for quarter 5,336 194 1,953 131 7,614
The number of unemployed persons stated as a percentage
of the insured population of the area equalled 9.3. The number of
persons in receipt of domiciliary relief in the Borough averaged 6,183
weekly throughout the year, as compared with 6,416 in 1933, and for
this information I am indebted to the Local Public Assistance Officer.
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the
mid-year 1934 was 238,360, and this figure has been used for the
completion of the statistical information appearing in this Report
The population of the different wards calculated upon this estimated figure is compared in the following table with that of the Ward Census enumeration which took place in 1931.
| Wards. | Population at the Census, 1931. | Estimated Population, 1934. (Middle of the Year). |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14,489 | 13,742 |
| 2 | 13,016 | 12,344 |
| 3 | 13,189 | 12,509 |
| 4 | 14,922 | 14,159 |
| 5 | 14,421 | 13,677 |
| 6 | 12,024 | 11,403 |
| 7 | 14,672 | 13,915 |
| 8 | 14,274 | 13,543 |
| 9 | 14,888 | 14,120 |
| 10 | 7,700 | 7,303 |
| 11 | 10,833 | 10,282 |
| 12 | 12,496 | 11,854 |
| 13 | 11,022 | 10,454 |
| 14 | 10,485 | 9,946 |
| 15 | 12,234 | 11,603 |
| 16 | 13,719 | 13,011 |
| 17 | 13,861 | 13,146 |
| 18 | 16,797 | 15,934 |
| 19 | 12,123 | 11,499 |
| 20 | 4,129 | 3,916 |
| Total | 251,294 | 238,360 |