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St Giles (Camberwell) 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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CAMBERWELL.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Fifty-Two Weeks ending Saturday, December 31st, 1870.

TABLE1.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN DISTRICTS.

NAMES OF SUB-DISTRICTS.BIRTHS.DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
MFMFMFMFUnder 1 year. 1From 1 to 5.From 5 to 10. 1From 10 to 20.From 20 to 30.From 30 to 40.From 40 to 50.From 50 to 60.From GO to 70.From 70 to 80.From 80 to 90.From 90 upwardsViolence, Poison, and Accident.Premature Birth.Child-birthPneumonia, Bronchitis &c.Diarrhœa & Dysentery.Cholera.Hooping Cough,Measles.Croup.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Fever.Small Pox.Hydrocephalus, and Vonvulsions of Infanoy.TubercularCongenital Syphilis.Other diseases chiefly Chronic.
Purerperal FeverOther Causes.Erysipealas, Pyæmia, &c.Under 5 years.Over 5years.Under 5 years.Over 5 years.Phthisis.Others.
DULWICH32286027204786004445682031000462200121101110021
CAMBERWELL51649010063883997871609327224757727695963939571182790269289565012240110155295
PECKHAM69373014234394068452471384931423663417770147156872651845931194225823187786321227
ST. GEORGE'S643607125035632768320614645a,294143384738163135854750494277221051832224162174165
TOTAL1884185537391210115223626213831218412213818216022521210113401841372113222912921104924141019257231622596410708
TABLE II.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN QUARTERS.
1st Quarter460494954330335665134129312336315350687136383953441106530261042591346061163190
2nd Quarter4824469282622485101327725202426434355461901758219314011518463191344063143158
3rd Quarter407435902326288614229893216294040324139252856214112010711911233491482563284174
4tli Quarter4754809552922815731268833253341463561562187314244963620481265177377260186
TOTAL884855173921015223626213831218412213818216022521210113401841372113222912921104924141019257231622596410708

Population of Cambenwell in 1861, 71,488. Dulwich, 1,723 CamberweB, 21,297; Peckham, 28,185 St. George's, 20,333.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Camberwell include 169 occurring in the Workhouse, aud 73 iu Two Lunatic Asylums.