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St Giles (Camberwell) 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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CAMBERWELL.—Returns of Births and Deaths for the Year ending Saturday, December 30th, 1871. TABLE I.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN QUARTERS.
| BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCORDING TO AGE. | ACCORDING TO DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | F | MF | M | F | MF | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5. | Prom £ to 10. | From 10 to 20. | From 20 to 30. | From 30 to 40. | From 40 to 50. | From 50 to 60. | From 60 to 70. | From 70 to 80. | From 80 to 90. | From 90 upwards | Violence, Polson, and Accident. | Premature Birth. | Child-birth. | Erysipelas, Pyæmia, &c.. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis, 4c. | Diarrhcca and Dysentery. | Cholera. | Hooping Cough. | Measles. | Croop. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Fever | Small Pox. | Hydrocephalus, of Infancy. | Disease. | Others diseases chletly chruls. | |||||
| Puerperal | Others Causes. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Phthisis. | Others. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter | 522 | 523 | 1045 | 268 | 311 | 579 | 124 | 70 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 53 | 52 | 59 | 74 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 52 | 16 | 218 |
| 2nd Quarter | 512 | 433 | 945 | 258 | 255 | 513 | 119 | 79 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 48 | 39 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 46 | 60 | 13 | 155 |
| 3rd Quarter | 485 | 483 | 968 | 297 | 301 | 598 | 209 | 110 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 58 | 20 | 163 |
| 4th Quarter | 480 | 47G | 956 | 319 | 340 | 659 | 164 | 120 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 55 | 43 | 47 | 66 | 57 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 61 | 7 | 200 |
| Total | 1999 | 1915 | 3914 | 1142 | 1207 | •J:; in | 616 | 379 | 92 | 85 | 136 | 176 | 162 | 167 | 203 | 214 | 110 | 9 | 40 | 179 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 167 | 230 | 120 | 16 | 7 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 153 | 176 | 231 | 56 | |
| TABLE II.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN DISTRICTS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dulwich. | 47 | 44 | 91 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | i | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Camberwell. | 536 | 511 | 1047 | 335 | 372 | 707 | 141 | 84 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 54 | 75 | 53 | 75 | 87 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 72 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 90 | 11 | 283 |
| Peckham | 772 | 754 | 1526 | 430 | 465 | 895 | 259 | 150 | 35 | 31 | 50 | 63 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 81 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 93 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 44 | 78 | 78 | 27 | 256 |
| St. George's | 644 | 606 | 1250 | 357 | 353 | 710 | 211 | 143 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 55 | 34 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 61 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 45 | 63 | 18 | 176 |
| Total . . | 1999 | 1915 | 3914 | 1142 | 1207 | 2349 | 616 | 379 | 92 | 85 | 136 | 176 | 162 | 167 | 203 | 214 | 110 | 9 | 40 | 179 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 167 | 230 | 120 | 16 | 7 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 153 | 176 | 231 | 56 | 736 |
Population of Camberwell in 1871, 111302. Dulwich, 4041; Camberwell, 31251; Peckham, 42159 ; St. George's, 33851.
The Deaths returned for the •Sub-District of Camberwell include 132 occurring in the Workhouse, and 82 in Two Lunatic Asylums.