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St Giles (Camberwell) 1878

[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, 1878. Table I.—Returns of Births and Deaths in Districts.

BIRTHS.DEATHS.
ACCORDING TO AGE.ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
M _FMFMFMFUnder i yearFrom I to 5From 5 to 10From io to 20From 20 to 30From 30 to 40F rom 40 to 50From 50 to 60From 60 to 70From 70 10 80From 80 to 90From 90 upwardsViolence, Poison, and AccidentPremature BirthChild -birthErysipelas, Pyxmia, &c.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, &c.Diarrhœa and DysenteryCholeraHooping CoughMeaslesCroupDiphtheriaScarlet FeverFeverSmall PoxHydrocephalus, and Convulsions of InfancyTubercularOther diseases,chiefly Chronic
Puerperal FeverOilierUnder 5 yearsOver 5 yearsUnder 5 yearsOverPhthisisOthers
Dulwich -37427930255516312145468502210034700201011020227
Camberwell783776155953951810572201683126537310096107130458145706671834210 '0382821821148671L424425
Peckham -1273119424G765666613224153073432538068858810351623992471351076550924232824181410710455379
St. George's936840177644347191430423427153953575261492122074151957945207418231313881008639210
Totals -30292852588116681680334895571293751462102302372622901221659232415143042731591702068877295941302763041201041
Table II.—Returns of Births and Deaths in Quarters.
1st Quarter -7557221477469463932221241231732575171859043114511501311124405465731578727030279
2nd Quarter -77670714833633837461771932215265150546861254154606560431020751 77518139827832233
3rd Quarter -721704142538840379132412424204939524539541922266022212913080570217859677939219
4th Quarter -777719149f4484318792331542423396377677085359869327928916302016421418164557719310
Totals -3029285258811668168033489557129375146210230237262290122165923241514304273J15917020688j 77295941| 302763041201041

Population of Dulwich iu 1871, 4,041, Camberwell, 81,251, Peckham, 42,159 ; St. George's, 33,851; Total, 111,302.
The Deaths returned for the Sub-District of Camberwell include 233 occurring in the Workhouse and 107 in the Lunatic Asylums, making a total of 340.