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there was an increase of 80; in Peckham an increase
of 114; and in St. George's an increase of 54.
The number of Deaths returned was 2,693,
of which 1,369 were of males, 1,324 of females ; and
of which 38 occurred in Dulwich ; 872 in Camberwell;
1,048 in Peckham ; and 735 in St. George's. These
numbers are on the whole smaller than those of the
previous year. In the whole Parish there was a
diminution of 61; in Dulwich a diminution of 9 ; in
Camberwell a diminution of 62; in Peckham an
increase of 53 ; and in St. George's a diminution of
43. It must be observed, however, that of the 872
deaths registered in the Camberwell Sub-district,
186 occurred in the Workhouse, and 120 in the
Lunatic Asylums, making a total of 306 deaths which
are only included accidentally, so to speak, in the
returns for that district. If these be divided pro
rata among the several sub-districts, the mortality
of Dulwich rises to 43, that of Camberwell falls to
639, that of Peckham advances to 1,182, and that of
St. George's to 829. It must further be observed
that the registered mortality does not represent the
whole mortality due to the Parish. A certain number
of the inhabitants die away from home, in hospital or
elsewhere. We know, at any rate, that about 50
deaths from small pox and other infectious diseases