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was 54,667, was at the latter date 71,488. It will be further
seen on reference to the Table, that the population of
Dulwich has in the same interval increased from 1632 to 1723,
that of Camberwell from 17,742 to 21,297, that of St George's
from 15,849 to 20,333, and that of Peckham from 19,444
to 28,135. This rapid and general growth of the parish is of
course gratifying in more points of view than one. But it is
satisfactory to be able to point out that it is actually greater
than the calculations which I had made had led me to anticipate,
and that hence the death-rate which I have year by year
assigned to Camberwell, has been actually in excess of the real
death-rate of the parish; the difference it is true has been very
small, but still quite sufficient to shew that in comparing the
health of Camberwell with that of London, I have not erred
on the side favorable to ourselves—I have not exaggerated the
salubrity of the district. On referring to my report for the
year 1856, it will be seen that I estimated the population of
that year at 62,167; judging from the census just published,
it was probably about 63,079. On the same principle I calculated
that the population in 1860 at about 68,167, whereas in
truth it was doubtless as high as 69,807; and the number of
deaths during that year, which in the earlier part of this report
I have estimated at 194 in 10,000, was really no more than 190.
Tho sanitary works effected during the twelve months, which
terminated on the 31st March, 1861, by myself, and the
Inspectors of Nuisances acting under me, may be enumerated
as follows:—(see Table 7 )
2100 houses have been systematically inspected; as a result
of these inspections, 237 houses have been cleansed and whitewashed
and 48 repaired; 40 yards have been paved and
amended; 48 dust-bins have been provided; water for drinking