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Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
FOB THE YEAK 1938.
Area of the Borough in Acres 4,480
Population (Estimated resident population mid-1938) ... 222,400
Population (Census 1931) ... ... ... ... ... 251,294
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to Rate
Books ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 43,828
Rateable Value ... ... ... ... ... ... £1,75 9 ,485
Sum represented by a penny rate Estimated £7,000
Number of live Births ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,106
Birth Rate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13·97
Number of Deaths ... ... ... ... ... ... 2729
Death Rate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12·27
Infantile Mortality :—
Deaths under 1 year ... ... ... ... ... 191
Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births ... ... ... 61
Maternal Mortality :—
Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated
with Childbirth ... ... ... ... ... 8
Maternal Death Rate{ Per 1,000 live births ... 2·61
{Per 1,000 total births ... 2.49
Deaths from Phthisis ... ... ... ... ... ... 152
Phthisis Death Rate ... ... ... ... ... 0·68
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis ... ... ... 179
Tuberculosis Death Rate ... ... ... ... ... 0·80
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