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VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The population of Camberwell at mid-1954 as estimated by
the Registrar-General was 179,500, which is only 700 less than
the previous year's estimate.
During the nineteen-thirties the population of Camberwell
steadily decreased and the last published figure prior to the
Second World War was 222,400. During the War, of course, the
population fell very considerably, but with the return of evacuees
at the cessation of hostilities the number of inhabitants began to
rise again and has remained fairly constant for the past five years
as indicated by the following mid-year figures: —
Year
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
178,900
179,500
181,200
180,200
179,500
Population
Births.
There was a further fall in the birth rate from 15.3 in 1953
to 14.8 during the year under review. Whilst the live births
numbered 2,654 as compared with 2,764 for the previous year,
the number of still births increased from 61 to 72.

Deaths.
There was a considerable reduction in the number of deaths
allocated to Camberwell during the year—1,8l9, giving a death
rate of 10.1, the lowest ever recorded in this Borough. The
comparable figures for the previous year were 2,187 and 12.1.