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Camberwell 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
for the Year 1936.
Area of the Borough in Acres 4,480
Population (Estimated resident population mid-1936) 229,300
Population (Census 1931) 251,294
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1936) according to Rate
Books 43,575
Rateable Value £1,729,942
Sum represented by a penny rate Estimated £6,950
Number of live Births 3,194
Birth Rate 13.93
Number of Deaths 2,898
Death Rate 12.64
Infantile Mortality:—
Deaths under 1 year 188
Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births 59
Maternal Mortality:—
Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated
with Childbirth 7
Maternal Death Rate
{Per 1,000 live births 2.19
{Per 1,000 total births 2.12
Deaths from Phthisis 166
Phthisis Death Rate 0.72
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 185
Tuberculosis Death Rate 0.81