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St Giles (Camberwell) 1877

[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 29th, 1877.

Table I.—Returns of Births and Deaths in Districts.

BIRTHS.ACCORDING TO AGE.DEATHS.ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
MFMFMFMFUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5Fran 5 to 10From 10 to 20From 20 to 30From 30 to 40From 40 to 50From 50 to 60From 60 to 70From 70 to 80From 80 to 90From 90 upwardsViolence, Poison, and AccidentPremature BirthChild-birthErysipelas, Pyaemia, &c.Bronchitis, &c.Diarrhoea DysenteryCholeraHooping CoughMeaslesCroup. DiphtheriaScarlet FeverFeverSmall PoxHydrocephalus, and Convulsions of InfancyTubercular DiseasesOther disease chiefly Chonric
Puerperal FeverOther CausesUnder 5Over 5 yearsUnder 5 yearsOver 5PhthisisOthers
Dulwich55419620lb385422215446302100012010231001012120
Camberwell72672014464344388721G1110251550688792107113404123424753S7224020179313614488932396
Peckham115611332289552496104832815043396074756394813653487451887833401723117121140919257353
St. George's8728191691363372735202151322940475044586217310512848453291022296213920527827235
Totals280927135522136913242693696415,102851521902172032632629612581738171222622084100617227123827741922611171004
Table II.— Returns of Births and Deaths in Quarters.
1st Quarter73870614443373576941711022424384455497278343124113269664101711827434557424259
2nd Quarter061680134132529962413280(2719305558576070252163942451571010136721524486325246
3rd Quarter091G40133131130461519470181548485045585215223462822028647094226' 88086641231
4th Quarter -719687140639636476019915413327364354527362• 2257471448669610225110624108515827268
Totals -2809271355221369132426936964151028515219021720326326296125817381712226220841006!7227123827741922611171004

Population of Dulwich in 1871, 4,041; Camberwell, 31,251; Peckham, 42,159 ; St. George's, 33,851; 111,302.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Camberwell include 186 occurring in the Workhouse and 120 in the Lunatic Asylums.