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Camberwell 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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The following table, which 1 quote from a Report of Mr. Rendle's, shows that though our infantile mortality is large, other parishes surpass us in that respect:—
| Total Deaths. | Deaths under 5. | Proportion of Deaths under 5, to total Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | All London | 48,950 | 18,847 | One in 2½ |
| Camberwell | 1,066 | 368 | One in 3 | |
| Newington | 1,486 | 648 | One in 21/3 | |
| Bermondsey | 983 | 506 | More than half | |
| St. George, Southk. | 1,169 | 565 | One half | |
| St. Giles | 1,204 | 512 | One in 21/3 | |
Mortality from Fever.—There are but few among the diseases,
which have been fatal during the last year, which call for comment.
None of them has been peculiarly virulent. Yet I
should wish to say a few words with regard to those affections
which are included in the term "Fever;" for the amount of
fever which occurs in a locality is not unfairly taken as a