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and of its Sub-districts, as enumerated at the
Census of 1881, as the populations for the year
1881 (Table II). For the previous years I have
in every case ascertained the actual increase of
population which took place between 1871 and
1881, and have added to the population of 1871
a tenth part of this total increase for each year
which has elapsed since 1871 (Table XIII). The
method is open to objection, and no doubt does
not give quite accurate results, but I know that
the results are at least as accurate as any that
could be obtained by other available methods.
TABLE XIII.
Estimates of Population, on which the Small Pox Death-rates
given in Table XI are based.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
Camberwell
45,171
47,954
50,738
53,522
56,306
59,090
St. George's
42,331
44,026
45,722
47,418
49,114
50,810
Peckham
56,612
59,503
62,393
65,284
68,174
71,065
No. 4 Ward
31,093
32,336
33,580
34,824
36,067
37,311
Whole Parish
148,929
156,454
163,979
171,504
179,030
186,555
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