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Camberwell 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Population.
The resident population of the Borough at the middle of 1936
was estimated by the Registrar-General to be 229,300 persons,
21,994 fewer than the number ascertained at the Census in 1931.
Births and Birth Rate.
The number of live births registered in the Borough during
1936 was 3,375. To this number it is necessary to add 574 children
born to Camberwell mothers at addresses outside the Borough,
and to deduct 755 births of non-residents confined in the Borough
to obtain the correct number of births among the resident population
of Camberwell. The corrected total of 3,194 births thus obtained
shows an increase of 39 as compared with the number registered
in 1935. The birth rate for the year was 13.9 per 1,000 of the
estimated population.
These births distributed according to sex and legitimacy were as follows:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,551 | 1,516 | 3,067 |
| Illegitimate | 59 | 68 | 127 |
| Totals | 1,610 | 1,584 | 3,194 |
The following table shows the number of births and the birth rate in England and Wales, London and Camberwell for the past five years:—
| District. | 1936. | Birth Rates in previous Years. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Births. | Birthrate. | 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | |
| England and Wales. | 605,292 | 14·8 . | 14·7 | 14·8 | 14·4 | 15·3 |
| London | 121,486 | 13·6 | 13·3 | 13·4 | 13·2 | 14·3 |
| Camberwell | 3,194 | 13·9 | 13·4 | 13·2 | 13·3 | 14·6 |
Stillbirths.
Stillbirths registered during the year numbered 104, after
adjustment by the addition of 19 stillbirths born to Camberwell
mothers confined outside the Borough and the deduction of 24
stillbirths to non-residents confined in Camberwell.