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we must assume, until circumstances arise to throw
doubt upon the correctness of this assumption, that
the annual increase of the parish and of its districts
continues still at these rates. Accordingly I estimate
the population of the parish for the middle of the year
1873 at 123,098, that of Dulwich at 4,942, that of
Camberwell at 34,070, that of Peckham at 46,114,
and that of St. George's at 37,972. It need scarcely
be repeated that these figures are estimates only, and
that they may differ considerably from the truth. It
is probable, indeed, that the increase in the population
of Dulwich is considerably over-estimated.
Assuming, however, the accuracy of these
estimates, and of the mortality for the several subdistricts,
obtained by re-distributing among them the
deaths due to the Workhouse and Lunatic Asylums,
we obtain, by an easy calculation, the death rates of
the several sub-districts and of the parish. The
following are the results:—
Death Eate of Dulwich 1.093 per cent.
„ Camberwell 1.793 „
„ Peckham 2.205 „
„ St. George's 1.912 „
„ Whole parish 2.037 „