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St Giles (Camberwell) 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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CAMBERWELL.- Returns of Births and Deaths for the Fifty-Two Weeks ending Saturday, December 30th, 1876.

Table I—Returns of Births and Deaths in Districts.

BIRTHS.DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
MFMFMFMFUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5From 5 to 10From 10 to 20From 20 to 30From 30 to 40From 40 to 50 iFrom 50 to 60From 60 to 70From 70 10 80From 80 to 90From 90 upwardsViolence, Poison and AccidentPremature BirthChild -birthErysipelas, Pyæmia, &c.Bronchitis, &c.Diarrhœa and DysenteryCholeraHooping CoughMeaslesCroupDiphtheriaScarlet FeverFeverSmall PoxHydrocephalus, and Convulsions of InfancyTubercularOther diseases, chiefly Chronic
Puerperal FeverOtherUnder 5 yearsOver 5 years 'years 5Over S yearsPhthisisOthers
???WICH -5048982720476315233695402310003200100101028023
Camberwell65970713664285069341859421335871721001061335461043487529326S03178596I 75213323401
???HAM -11231052217551448199531516432324568705685814262288269937843301614584913107810646307
George's83580216373803987782491062821404654485253156186035795634040451215220116638231196
Totals -2667260952761349140527547554278291145188199210252272115185219410192324023711115093332816783123195329100927
Table II.—Return of Births and Deaths in Quarters.
Quarter70162713283703717411801352624384762596473231011435337587134040141043270558922224
Quarter646679132528930659514396142234454647546329212432534153420265651973418117220
Quarter64262812703443226GG24378262033443158604622516622G20318770167232075477433214
Quarter67867513533464067521891181625405260467490411134615101046672011710471015528528269
Totals -266726095276134914052754755427829114518899210252272115185219410192324023711115093332816783123195329100927

Population of Dulwich in 1871, 4,041; Camberwell, 31,251; Peckham, 42,159 ; St. George's, 33,851.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Camberwell include 230 occurring in the Workhouse and 99 in the Lunatic Asylums.