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St Giles (Camberwell) 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The latter plan is on all grounds to be preferred; and the following scheme exhibits the details of the re-distribution which I have thought it right to make.
| Registered Total Mortality. | Deaths in Institutions to be deducted. | Deaths in Institutions distributed, and to be added. | Resultant Mortality. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich | 52 | 0 | +7 | 59 |
| Camberwell | 999 | -353 | +87 | 733 |
| Peckham | 1,108 | -5 | +148 | 1,251 |
| St. George's | 863 | 0 | +116 | 979 |
| Total | 3,022 | 3,022 |
It will be seen from this Table that while in
Dulwich 10 persons died out of every 1000, nearly 14
were added by births; that while in Camberwell
nearly 20 per 1000 died, 34 per 1000 were born ; that
while in Peckham 25 per 1000 died, 39 per 1000
were born; that while in St. George's 23 per 1000 died,
35 per 1000 were born; and that for the parish as a
whole 22 persons out of every 1000 died, while nearly
36 births occurred among the same number.
If now we compare the death rates of the parish
and of its sub-districts with those of the year 1874,
we shall find (as might have been surmised from the