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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Camberwell 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: CENSUS, 1951. ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS.

CENSUS, 1951. ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS.

WardPopulationPrivate households and dwellings
AcreagePersonsMalesFemalesPersons per acrePrivate householdsPopulation in private householdsStructurally separate dwellings occupiedRooms occupied
1. The West1258,9584,3964,56271.72,8248,7142,0899,234
2. Addington856,5063,1953,31176.52,2286,4531,8147,159
3. Town Hall1328,6043,9714,63365.22,6967,9282,0629,431
4. St. George's1048,4184,0824,33680.92,7468,4181,82210,320
5. Cobourg996,8853,3123,57369.52,3236,8831,3767,870
6. Marlborough1247,1493,5053,64457.72,3417,1381,4898,028
7. North Peckham1647,5193,6953,82445.82,3257,5091,8318,246
8. Goldsmith1249,1314,4204,71173.62,8479,1211,2839,946
9. Clifton14410,4974,9465,55172.93,49510,3462,32812,469
10. Rye Lane1114,9352,3872,54844.51,6604,9031,1566,086
11. St. Mary's1377,6353,9713,66455.72,3526,9581,4778,510
12. Nunhead1178,1283,8704,25869.52,7568,1281,89610,032
13. The Rye53111,4315,3216,11021.53,77511,2912,80914,606
14. St. Giles'1298,7844,1234,66168.13,1048,3981,70710,016
15. Lyndhurst24713,0726,0357,03752.94,14012,2952,76814,360
16. St. John's16510,6634,8605,80364.63,92710,6182,46814,418
17. Alleyn22810,5954,7115,88446.53,3629,4892,37112,485
18. Ruskin45115,4006,9018,49934.15,24515,3643,75622,222
19. The Hamlet55511,5605,3146,24620.83,95511,3872,94116,943
20. The College7083,9071,7112,1965.51,0203,4328454,884
Whole Borough4,480179,77784,72695,05140.159,121174,77341,188217,265