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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camberwell) 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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camberwell.
Returns of Births & Deaths for the 52 Weeks, ending Saturday, June 2nd, 1875.
Table I.— Return of Births and Deaths in Districts.
| names of sub-districts. | berths. | deaths iccokdixg to AOB. | deaths According to Diseases. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | Under 1 year. | Over 60. | Violence. Poison,and Accident. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Hooping Cough. | Measles. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Fever. | Small Pox. | |
| dulwich | 90 | 43 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| camberwell | 1186 | 865 | 151 | 258 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| peckham | 1891 | 885 | 256 | 203 | 22 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| st. george's | 1408 | 703 | 203 | 121 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| 4575 | 2496 | 618 | 602 | 47 | 93 | 76 | 54 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 2 | |
| Table II.—Return of Births and Deaths in Quarters. | ||||||||||||
| 1st Quarter | 1170 | 637 | 151 | 154 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 1137 | 573 | 131 | 141 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 1102 | 563 | 179 | 110 | 14 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 1166 | 723 | 157 | 197 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| 4575 | 2496 | 618 | 602 | 47 | 93 | 76 | 54 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 2 | |
Population of Camborwell in 1871, 111302. Dulwich, 4041. Camborwell, 31251.
Pcckham, 42159. St. George's, 33851.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Camberwell include 284 occurring in the Workhouse and
Lunatic Asylums, and those for Peckham 5 occurring in the Workhouse.