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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 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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Table showing increase and density of population, &c.
| Area in Statute Acres. | Population in 1841. | Population in 1851. | Increase of Population per cent. between 1841 & 1851 | Number of Persons to an Acre in 1851. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 78,029 | 1,948,417 | 2,362,236 | 21. | 30.3 | |
| West District | 10,786 | 300,711 | 376,427 | 25. | 34.9 | |
| North ditto | 13,533 | 375,971 | 490,396 | 30. | 36.2 | |
| Central ditto | 1,938 | 373,653 | 393,256 | 5.2 | 202.9 | |
| East ditto | 6,230 | 392,444 | 485,522 | 23.7 | 77.9 | |
| South ditto | 45,542 | 502,548 | 616,635 | 22.7 | 13.5 | |
| Camberwell | 4,342 | 39,868 | 54,667 | 37.1 | 12.6 | |
| Dulwich | 1,423 | 1,904 | 1,632 | 0* | 1.1 | |
| Camberwell | 1,339 | 14,178 | 17,742 | 25.2 | 13.3 | |
| Peckham | 1,146 | 12,563 | 19,444 | 54.8 | 16.9 | |
| St. George | 434 | 11,225 | 15,849 | 41.2 | 36.5 | |
* The population of Dulwich may really be considered to have been
stationary between 1841 and 1851, the apparent decrease being due to the
presence, during the time the census was taken in 1841, of a considerable
number of Haymakers and to the existence of one or two Schools which
were subsequently discontinued.
BILLING AND SON, PRINTERS, BERMONDSEY STREET.