London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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THE AGEING POPULATION
These figures are calculated by expressing the population over 65 years as a percentage of the populatoin under 15 years.
| AREA | CENSUS 1921 | CENSUS 1931 | CENSUS 1951 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| England and Wales | 29.9 | 38.2 | 34.0 | 42.9 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 42.3 | 61.2 | 51.6 |
| County of London | 29.6 | 39.9 | 34.7 | 48.9 | 61.7 | 53.2 | 63.7 | 102.1 | 82.6 |
| CAMBERWELL | 27.1 | 36.9 | 32.0 | 49.3 | 60.6 | 53.1 | 57.3 | 92.0 | 74.3 |
| Lambeth | 31.2 | 43.0 | 36.8 | 45.6 | 64.6 | 54.9 | 59.2 | 93.0 | 76.2 |
| Lewisham | 30.1 | 49.6 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 56.8 | 47.1 | 57.9 | 87.7 | 72.5 |
| Southwark | 26.7 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 38.9 | 44.1 | 41.5 | 55.0 | 83.0 | 68.4 |
| Bermondsey | 21.1 | 24.8 | 23.0 | 32.8 | 39.0 | 35.9 | 54.4 | 79.9 | 66.8 |
| Deptford | 25.8 | 31.8 | 28.8 | 42.1 | 53.0 | 47.5 | 60.0 | 82.6 | 71.3 |