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Camberwell 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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6
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population of
Camberwell at mid-1953 was 180,200. This shows a decrease of
1,000 on the previous year's estimate, but is still above the
figure revealed by the Census in April, 1951, which was 179,777.
For the past three or four years the population has remained
fairly static, in the region of 180,000.
The London County Report of the 1951 Census has
now been published and contains some interesting and useful
information. The table on the following page shows the acreage,
population, private households and dwellings in each ward of the
Borough. (Note.—As the Census was taken before the operation
of The Camberwell (Councillors and Wards) Order, 1953, the
particulars given are in respect of the Wards as constituted in
1951.)
In the following table the population of the Borough as revealed by the Census is shown by sex and quinary age groups.
| Age Group | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 years | 8,255 | 7,974 | 16,229 |
| 5-9 years | 6,474 | 6,236 | 12,710 |
| 10-14 years | 5,300 | 5,167 | 10,467 |
| 15-19 years | 4,021 | 5,112 | 9,133 |
| 20-24 years | 5,491 | 6,566 | 12,057 |
| 25-29 years | 7,472 | 7,815 | 15,287 |
| 30-34 years | 7,035 | 7,167 | 14,202 |
| 35-39 years | 7,513 | 7,458 | 14,971 |
| 40—44 years | 6,850 | 6,852 | 13,702 |
| 45-49 years | 6,012 | 6,013 | 12,025 |
| 50-54 years | 4,850 | 5,624 | 10,474 |
| 55-59 years | 3,976 | 5,263 | 9,239 |
| 60-64 years | 3,721 | 5,164 | 8,885 |
| 65-69 years | 3,180 | 4,701 | 7,881 |
| 70-74 years | 2,274 | 3,610 | 5,884 |
| 75-79 years | 1,415 | 2,476 | 3,891 |
| 80-84 years | 648 | 1,194 | 1,842 |
| 85-89 years | 202 | 502 | 704 |
| 90-94 years | 33 | 136 | 169 |
| 95 and over | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| Totals | 84,726 | 95,051 | 179,777 |
Further interesting statistics extracted from the London
County Report appear on page 7 and in the Housing Section of
this report.
Births.
The birth rate continued to decline, the figure for 1953
being 15.3 as compared with 16.1 for the previous year.