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1632 to 1723; St. George's by 4484, or from 15,849 to
20,333; Camberwell by 3555, or from 17,742 to 21,297; and
Peckham by 8691, or from 19,444 to 28,135; or, to exhibit
their progress in a comparative form, the increase per cent.
of Dulwich was 6, of Camberwell 20, of St. G-eorge's 28, and
of Peckham 45. Dulwich therefore has been the most stationary
sub-district, and Peckham by far the most progressive,
and progressive, let me add, in a very remarkable degree;
nevertheless, a seed of prosperity has been sown in Dulwich,
which will doubtless have borne most important fruit ere
another ten years has passed away.
There are still, I am sorry to say, 8000 more ladies than
gentlemen in the parish.
The number of dwelling houses has multiplied, and on the
whole proportionately with the growth of population (Table
I.) The number of inhabited houses increased between 1851
and 1861, in Dulwich from 259 to 294, in St. G-eorge's from
2845 to 3412, in Camberwell from 2851 to 3444, and in
Peckham from 3407 to 4948. In the whole parish 2686 houses
were added, and the increase was from 9412 to 12,098. Let
me add, that in 1851 there were 925 uninhabited houses, in
1861 only 670; or, to put the difference in this respect at the
two epochs in a more striking form, in 1851, 89 houses out
of every 1000 were unoccupied, while in 1861, 52 only out of
every 1000 were thus circumstanced. The late census therefore
yields results, which must in every way be gratifying to the
patriotism of the inhabitants of the parish of Camberwell.
As an appendix to the above statement, I may mention that
in Dulwich there were 5.8 persons to every house, in Camberwell
6.2, in Peckham 5.7, and in St. G-eorge's 5.9; and that
in Dulwich there were to every acre of land 1.2 persons, in
Camberwell 15 9, in Peckham 26.3, and in St. George's 48.8.