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St Giles (Camberwell) 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The Rateable Value of the Parish has shown
a steady increase during 13 years, as will be seen
from the following Statement:—
CENSUS SUMMARY
Statement of the Number of Houses and Persons in the Parish of Camberwell, according to the Census taken on the 3rd April, 1871.
| Number of separate Occupiers | NUMBER OF HOUSES. | NUMBER OF PERSONS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabited | Uninhabited | Building | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | ||
| Summary of Returns of Occupiers, Houses, and Persons in the Parish on the_3rd of April, 1871 | 24,666 | 17,755 | 1,920 | 359 | 20,034 | 50,814 | 60,488 | 111,302 |
| Compared with Census of 1861 | 16,307 | 12,119 | 667 | 194 | 12,980 | 31,039 | 39,850 | 71,489 |
| 8,359 | 5,636 | 1,253 | 165 | 7,054 | 19,175 | 20,638 | 39,813 | |
| Compared with Census of 1851 | 12,227 | 9,417 | 917 | 237 | 10,571 | 23,545 | 31,123 | 54,668 |
| 12,439 | 8,338 | 1,003 | 122 | 9,463 | 27,269 | 29,365 | 56,634 | |
| Returns for the several Registration Districts into which the Parish of Camberwell is divided:— (Census of 1871). | ||||||||
| Camberwell District | 6,483 | 4,998 | 475 | 68 | 5,541 | 13,673 | 17,578 | 31,251 |
| Peckham „ | 9,562 | 7,016 | 897 | 215 | 8,128 | 19,524 | 22,635 | 42,159 |
| St. George's „ | 7,911 | 5,095 | 499 | 53 | 5,647 | 16,049 | 17,802 | 33,851 |
| Dulwich „ | 710 | 646 | 49 | 23 | 718 | 1,568 | 2,473 | 4,041 |
* Total increase in 13 years.
In the year 1863, One Penny in the Pound produced about £1,000,
after deductions for losses; it now yields about £2,100.