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Social Conditions and Vital Statistics of the Borough.
The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell is 4¾ miles in length,
2½ miles in width, and covers an area of 4,480 acres. The Borough
is divided into 20 wards. The chief industries in the area are as
follows: the manufacture of gas and its associated products,
engineering, laundries, and printing. No particular industry can
be stated to affect the public health prejudicially.
Indifferent housing conditions prevail principally in the
northern part of the Borough. The older type of two-storey
dwelling with its small back yard is slowly being replaced by
blocks of tenement buildings.
The density of population (number of persons per acre) in Camberwell
as shown in the 1931 Census Returns was 56 as compared
with 58.7 for London as a whole. The greatest density exists in
the northern part of the Borough, as will be observed by reference
to the subjoined table.
Population Density of
Ward. Acreage. (Census Population.
1931).
1. The West 125 14,489 116
2. Addington 85 13,016 153
3. Town Hall 132 13,189 100
4. St. George's 104 14,922 143
5. Cobourg 99 14,421 145
6. Marlborough 124 12,024 97
7. North Peckham 164 14,672 89
8. Goldsmith 124 14,274 115
9. Clifton 144 14,888 103