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-two Weeks, ending Saturday, December 27th, 1873.
TABLE I.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN DISTRICTS.
NAMES
OF
SUB-DISTRICTS.
BIRTHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.
DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
M
F
MF
M
F
MF
Under 1 year.
From 1 to 5.
From 5 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, Poiaon
and Accident.
Premature Birth.
Child-birth.
Erysipelas,
Pyæminia, &c.
Pneumonia,
Bronchitis &c.
Diarrhœa &
Dysentry.
Cholera.
Hooping Cough.
Measels.
Croup.
Diphtheria.
Scarlet Fever.
Fever.
Small Pox.
Hydrocephalus,
and Convulsions
of Infancy.
Tuberoular
Diseases.
Constitutional
Syphilis.
Other diseases,
cbiefly Chronic.
Puerperal
Fever.
Other
Causes.
5l;»rr..
s
5 Over
Phthisis.
Others.
Dulwich
42
43
85
23
25
48
9
3
0
3
0
2
4
6
9
8
4
0
0
3
0
1
1
2
9
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
26
Camberwell
597
578
1175
387
412
799
169
83
11
26
70
71
87
75
96
68
38
5
7
42
4
7
5
47
78
37
8
0
14
13
5
0
1
13
0
47
105
10
1
355
Peckham
905
880
1785
439
472
911
259
137
32
33
46
49
61
78
78
94
40
4
25
59
5
8
10
91
103
40
8
0
27
13
13
5
5
16
2
70
87
41
6
277
St. George's
729
706
1435
315
335
650
203
113
17
19
30
44
42
42
59
53
24
4
20
46
4
4
3
63
79
42
1
0
18
23
8
2
11
9
0
48
61
17
5
186
Total
2273
2207
4480
1164
1244
2408
640
336
60
81
146
166
194
201
242
223
106
13
52
150
13
20
19
203
269
119
18
0
60
49
26
7
17
38
2
166
256
68
12
844
TABLE II.—RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN QUARTERS.
1st Quarter
582
561
1143
295
| 296
591
147
74
9
29
40
38
55
42
70
55
27
5
11
42
2
4
5
49
89
7
3
0
14
10
7
2
3
5
2
47
73
11
1
204
2nd Quarter
528
551
1079
245
287
532
120
90
16
17
28
39
39
59
51
45
23
5
7
29
5
2
3
45
60
7
5
0
11
15
4
1
8
10
0
40
55
19
4
202
3rd Quarter
572
535
1107
290
309
599
226
69
14
26
31
37
42
39
45
49
20
1
16
50
0
7
5
17
23
97
8
0
17
7
5
2
4
10
0
40
60
23
4
204
4th Quarter
591
560
1151
334
352
686
147
103
21
9
47
52
58
61
76
74
36
2
18
29
6
7
6
92
97
8
2
0
18
17
10
2
2
13
0
39
68
15
3
234
Total
2273
2207
4480
1164
1244
2408
640
336
60
81
146
166
194
201
242
223
106
13
52
150
13
20
19
203
269
119
18
0
60
49
26
7
17
38
2
166
256
68
12
844
Population of Camberwell in 1871, 111,302. Dulwich, 4,041. Camberwell, 31,251. Peckham, 42,159. St. George's, 33,851.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Camberwell include 148 occurring in the Workhouse, and 104 in Two Lunatic Asylums.