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St Giles (Camberwell) 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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and from those of each other. Thus, while the mortuary
rate of London was 2.466, that of the Western Districts
was 2.263, that of the Northern Districts 2.371, that of the
Central Districts 2.569, that of the Eastern Districts 2.817,
and that of the Southern Districts 2.382.
The following table, derived from the Registrar General's report, shows the population in 1861, together with the number of deaths, and the number of deaths due to the several Zymotic diseases, which occurred in the year 1869, for London and its groups of districts:—
| Population 1861. | Total Deaths, 1869. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 1869. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Pox. | Measles | S. Fever | Diph. | H. Cgh. | Fever | Diarrh. | |||
| London | 2,803,980 | 77,933 | 273 | 1,425 | 5,803 | 343 | 3,755 | 2,414 | 3,400 |
| West | 403,388 | 12,004 | 17 | 103 | 502 | 53 | 482 | 309 | 557 |
| North | 618,210 | 17,059 | 79 | 255 | 1,125 | 70 | 907 | 694 | 740 |
| Central | 378,058 | 9,149 | 2 | 151 | 633 | 39 | 435 | 258 | 337 |
| 'East | 571,158 | 17,500 | 56 | 361 | 1,930 | 79 | 925 | 558 | 761 |
| South | 773,175 | 22,215 | 119 | 495 | 1,613 | 96 | 1,006 | 595 | 999 |
In our own parish, during the same year, 2,368* deaths
were registered. This is a larger number of deaths then
has been registered in any previous year, and is larger by
82 than the number registered in 1868. But the returns
for 186S comprised those of 53 weeks, while the returns for
the present year comprise those of 52 weeks only; and if
the correction necessary for the sake of accurate comparison
* For statistics of births and deaths, see Tables 1 and 2 in the Appendix.