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same course on the present occasion; and for this
reason I point out at once that the fourth quarter of
the year, in my general tables, is made to include 14
instead of 13 weeks, and I further draw attention to
the fact that in calculating the birth rate and death
rate of the year, I shall deduct the returns for the
supernumerary week.
The full returns are given in Tables I. and II.
which are appended to this report. Certain items of
the returns amended for the purposes of comparison
are given as follows:—
Returns of Births and Deaths for the Fifty-two Weeks ending
January 1st, 1876.
Births.
Deaths.
Including
Deaths
in Institutions.
Dulwich
81
52
0
Camberwell
1,267
999
353
Peckham
1,967
1,108
5
St. George's
1,495
863
0
Camberwell Parish
4,810
3,022
358
As usually happens with respect to our own
rapidly growing parish, both births and deaths shew
an increase upon those of the previous year. Thus,
4810 births were registered in 1875 against 4575 in