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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
St Giles (Camberwell) 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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TABLE V,
Table shewing Mortality due to Fever (increase of Population not allowed for).
| Population in 1851. | Fever Deaths. | No. in 10,000. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 2,362,236 | 1902 | 8.05 |
| West Districts | 576,427 | 274 | 5.1 |
| North ditto | 490,396 | 378 | 7.7 |
| Central ditto | 393,256 | 286 | 7.3 |
| East ditto | 485,522 | 508 | 10.5 |
| South ditto | 616,635 | 456 | 7.4 |
| Camberwell | 54,667 | 20 | 3.6 |
TABLE VI.
Average Mortality of London and its five groups of districts, compared with that of Camberwell. Taken chiefly from the Registrar General's Abstract.
| London. | West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | Camberwell. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.356 | 2.177 | 2.248 | 2.316 | 2.530 | 2 426 | 2.3 or 2.2* |
* According to different estimates of the present population, as
explained in the text.
West Districts—Kensington, Chelsea, St. George Hanover Square, "Westminster,
St. Martin's, St. James Westminster.
North Ditto—Marylebone, Hampstead, Pancras, Islington, Hackney.
Central Ditto—St. Giles, Strand, Holborn, Clerkenwell, St. Luke, East
London, West London, City.
East Ditto—Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, St. George's in the
East, Stepney, Poplar.
South Ditto—St. Saviour, St. Olave, Bermondsey, St. George, Newington,
Lambeth, Wandsworth, Camberwell, Rotherhithe. Greenwich, Lewisham.