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St Giles (Camberwell) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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| Small-pox cases notified to Medical Officer. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish. | No. 4 Ward. | Per centage in No. 4. |
| 35 | 9 | 25.7 |
| 39 | 4 | 10.3 |
| 50 | 14 | 28.0 |
| 44 | 5 | 11.4 |
| 31 | 3 | 9.7 |
| 31 | 7 | 22.6 |
| 48 | 27 | 66.3 |
| 27 | 23 | 85.2 |
| 15 | 15 | 100.0 |
| 9 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 16 | 13 | 81.2 |
| 37 | 13 | 361 |
| 382 | 136 | 35.6 |
| 67 | 50 | 74.6 |
| 93 | 56 | 60.2 |
| 64 | 33 | 61.5 |
| 34 | 9 | 26.6 |
| 50 | 11 | 22.0 |
| 23 | 8 | 34.8 |
| 8 | 2 | 26.0 |
| 25 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 9 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 2 | .. | .. |
| 2 | .. | .. |
| 17 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 394 | 173 | 43.9 |
| Small-pox cases notified to Medical Officer. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish. | No. 4 Ward. | Per centage in No. 4. |
| .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | .. | .. |
| 9 | .. | .. |
| 3 | .. | .. |
| 8 | .. | .. |
| 6 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 11 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| 31 | 12 | 38.6 |
| 101 | 34 | 33.6 |
| 180 | 65 | 30.6 |
| 144 | 49 | 34.0 |
| 122 | 36 | 29.5 |
| 114 | 32 | 28.1 |
| 91 | 40 | 44.0 |
| 117 | 77 | 65.3 |
| 41 | 21 | 61.2 |
| 95 | 26 | 27.4 |
| 18 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 8 | 6 | 63.3 |
| 8 | 6 | 63.3 |
| 46 | 29 | 63.0 |
| 34 | 14 | 41.1 |
| 838 | 340 | 40.7 |
| Small-pox cases notified to Medical Officer. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parish. | No. 4 Ward. | Per centage in No. 4. |
| 18 | 3 | 16.6 |
| 33 | 19 | 57.6 |
| 15 | 9 | 60.0 |
| 27 | 16 | 69.2 |
| 22 | 17 | 77.3 |
| 20 | 3 | 16.0 |
| 17 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 20 | 3 | 15.0 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 2 | .. | .. |
| 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 25 | 9 | 36.0 |
| 208 | 84 | 40.4 |
| 51 | 22 | 43.1 |
| 92 | 30 | 32.6 |
| 145 | 60 | 41.3 |
| 146 | 60 | 11.8 |
| 164 | 61 | 37.2 |
| 105 | 61 | 58.1 |
| 74 | 43 | 58.1 |
| 24 | 7 | 29.2 |
| 23 | 7 | 30.4 |
| 63 | 47 | 88.7 |
| 76 | 50 | 65.8 |
| 84 | 50 | 69.6 |
| 1,037 | 498 | 48.0 |
| 79 | 40 | 50.6 |
| 39 | 23 | 59.0 |
| 23 | 14 | 60.9 |
| 41 | 77 | 64.6 |
| Year. | Deaths from Small-pox. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish. | Camberwcll Sub-District. | St. George's | Peckham. | No. 4 Ward. | London. | |
| 1876. | ||||||
| Jan. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Feb. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mar. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| April | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| May | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| June | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| July | 5 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Aug. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sep. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Oct. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nov. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dec. | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | .. |
| Total | 39 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 735 |
| 1877. | ||||||
| Jan. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Feb. | 18 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mar. | 11 | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. |
| April | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| May | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| June | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| July | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aug. | 6 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Sept. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Oct. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Nov. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | .. |
| Dec. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Total | 124 | 18 | 27 | 79 | 62 | 2,544 |
| Death-rate from Small-pox per 100,000 Persons living. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish. | Camberwell Sub-District. | St. George's. | Peckham. | No. 4 Ward. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2.0 | .. | 4.5 | 2.0 | .. |
| .5 | 2.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| 3.5 | .. | 9.5 | 2.0 | .. |
| 2.0 | .. | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.5 |
| 2.0 | .. | 4.5 | 2.0 | .. |
| 2.6 | .. | 9.6 | .. | .. |
| 4 5 | 6.5 | .. | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| 8.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 14.0 | 22.5 |
| 26.5 | 15.0 | 35.0 | 30.5 | 35.6 |
| 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 |
| 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 15.6 |
| 7.0 | .. | 11.5 | 10 0 | 12.6 |
| 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 18.6 | 21.6 |
| 12.0 | .. | 7.0 | 27.0 | 46.0 |
| 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 24.5 |
| 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| 4.0 | .. | 7.0 | 6.0 | 9.5 |
| 1.6 | 2.0 | .. | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 20 | 2.0 | .. | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| 6.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 13.6 | .. |
| 1.6 | .. | .. | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| 80.0 | 37.0 | 62.6 | 133.0 | 190.6 |
| Year. | Deaths from Small-pox. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish. | Camberwell Sub-district. | St. George's. | Peckham. | No. 4 Ward. | London. | |
| 1878. | ||||||
| Jan. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Feb. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Mar. | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. |
| Apl.† | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| May | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| June | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. |
| July | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .. |
| Aug. | *4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sep. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Oct. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nov. | 6 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. |
| Dec. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Total | 84 | 30 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 1416 |
| 1879. | ||||||
| Jan. | *16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .. |
| Feb. | 18 | 3 | 15 | 12 | .. | |
| Mar. | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | .. |
| April | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .. | |
| May | 5 | .. | ||||
| |une | .. | |||||
| lulv | 1 | 1 | .. | |||
| Aug. | 2 | 2 | .. | |||
| Sept. | .. | |||||
| Oct. | .. | |||||
| Nov. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Dec. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Total | 80 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 43 | 458 |
| Death-rate from Small-pox per 100,000 Persons living. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish. | Camberwell Sub-district. | St. Georges. | Peckham. | No. 4 Ward. |
| 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | .. |
| 2.5 | 2.0 | 4 5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 7.5 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 6.5 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 |
| 8.5 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 |
| 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .. | .. |
| 3.5 | 6.0 | .. | 5.0 | 9.0 |
| 2.0 | 6.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| 3.0 | 2.0 | .. | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 2.5 | .. | .. | 6.5 | 12.0 |
| 51.6 | 60.0 | 39.0 | 55.5 | 67.0 |
| 9.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 31.5 |
| 10.5 | 5.5 | .. | 23.0 | 34.5 |
| 7.5 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 |
| 4.5 | .. | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 |
| 3.5 | .. | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| .5 | .. | .. | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 1.0 | 3.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| 2.0 | .. | 4.0 | 1.5 | 30 |
| .. | .. | .. | 1.5 | .. |
| .5 | .. | .. | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| .5 | .. | .. | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 46.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 92.0 | 124.0 |
| Year | Deaths from Small-pox. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish. | Camberwell Sub-istrict. | St. George's. | Peckham. | No. 4 Ward. | London. | |
| 1880. | ||||||
| Jan. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Feb. | *8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. |
| Mar. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| April | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| May | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| June | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| July | *2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Aug. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Sep. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Oct. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nov. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Dec. | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 475 |
| 1881. | ||||||
| Jan. | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. |
| Feb. | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | .. |
| Mar. | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | .. |
| April | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | .. |
| May | 31 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 13 | .. |
| June | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | .. |
| July | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | .. |
| Aug. | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. |
| Sep. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Oct. | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Nov. | *16 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .. |
| Total | 190 | 23 | 40 | 126 | 92 | 2,376 |
| 1882. | ||||||
| Jan. | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .. |
| Feb. | †10 | 3 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. |
| Mar. | 9 | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 214 |
| Death-rate from Small-pox per 100,000 Persons living. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish. | Camberwell Sub-district. | St. George's. | Peckham. | No. 4 Ward. |
| 1.0 | .. | 2.0 | 1.5 | .. |
| 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 110 |
| 1.0 | .. | .. | 3.0 | 5.5 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | .. | 4.5 | 8.5 |
| 1.0 | .. | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| 2.0 | 3.5 | .. | 3.0 | .. |
| 1.0 | .. | .. | 1.5 | .. |
| 1.5 | .. | .. | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | .. | 1.5 | .. |
| 2.0 | .. | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 17.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 39.0 |
| 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.5 |
| 8.6 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 |
| 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 |
| 12.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 37.0 |
| 16.5 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 31.0 | 35.0 |
| 9.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 24 0 |
| 8.0 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 |
| 3.0 | .. | 2.0 | 7.0 | 10.5 |
| 2.0 | .. | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 2.5 | .. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| 8.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 29.5 |
| 16.5 | .. | 14.0 | 34.0 | 43.0 |
| 101.0 | 39.0 | 80.0 | 77.0 | 46.0 |
| 7.5 | .5 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 16. |
| 5.4 | 6 | .. | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 4.8 | .. | 3.9 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
| 17.7 | 10 | 9.8 | 29.5 | 37.4 |