Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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CAMBERWELL.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE FIFTY-THREE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 2
TABLE I.—Returns of Births and Deaths in Districts.
Names of Sub-Districts. | BIRTHS | ACCORDING TO AGE. | DEATHS, ACCORDING TO DISEASES, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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M | F | MF | M | F | MF | Uudor 1 yoar. | From 1 to 6. | From 6 to 10. | From 10 to 20. | From 20 to 30. | From 30 to 40. | From 40 to 60. | From 60 to GO. | From 60 to 70. | From 70 to 80. | From 80 to 90. | From 90 upwards. | Violenco, Poison,and Aecidont. | Promature Birth. | Child-birth | Erysipelas. Pyajmia, &o. | Pneumonia, DifflThau A. Bronchitis&c Dysentery. | Cholera. | Hooping Cough. | Measles. | group | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Forer. | Fever. | Small Pox. | "Hydrocephalus, | Tuliercul.-ir Discasos. | Other diseases chiefly Chronic. | ||||||
Puerperal | Othor Causes. | Ov.r 6 yearn. | Under 5years | 6 years. | Phthisis. | Others. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dulwich | 39 | 68 | 15 | l6 | 31 | I | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | O | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Camberwell | 449 | 475 | 368 | 376 | 744 | 18 | 30 | 59 | 59 | S2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 54 | 11 | 20 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Peckham | 749 | 745 | 425 | 417 | 238 | 156 | 36 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
St, George's | 343 | 218 | 9 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | >9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1894 | 1901 | 3795 | 1135 | 627 | 390 | 8l | 73 | 34 | 55 | 56 | 203 | 5 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 17 | 67 | 7 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||||
TABLE II.—Returns of Births and Deaths in Quarters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
>st Quarter - | 501 | 574 | 139 | 19 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd Quarter - | 454 | 511 | 29 | I I | 31 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Quarter - | 493 | 957 | 594 | 79 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1 1 | '9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4th Quarter - | 47' | 953 | 303 | 139 | 94 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total- | 3795 | 1151 | 35 | 81 | 73 | 155 | 15 | 7 | 7 | '75 | 113 | 17 | 67 | 30 | 71 | 13 | 166, | 253 |
Population of Camberwell in 186., 71,488. Dulwich, 1,723; Camberwell, 21,297; Peckham, 28,135; St. George's, 20,333.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Cambenvell include 137 occurring in the Workhouse, and 85 in two Lunatic Asylums