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St Giles (Camberwell) 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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that Small Pox has been, as it has been for some
years past, unduly prevalent in South London.
The subjoined table gives the populations of
Camberwell and its several sub-districts, as they
were ascertained at the Census of 1881, and the
populations, which (on the assumption that the
numerical rate of progress has continued the same
since the Census as it was during the previous 10
years,) were calculated to have been present in the
middle of 1882.
TABLE IV.—P opulation of
| Dulwich. | Camberwell. | Peckham. | St. George's. | Parish. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As estimated at Census of 1881 | 5,590 | 59,104 | 71,089 | 50,810 | 186,593 |
| As estimated middle of year 1882 | 5,820 | 64,028 | 75,9o6 | 53,463 | 199,116 |
It will be found that the total for the Parish
in the last line does not correspond exactly to the
total obtained by adding up the estimates for the
several districts. The difference, which however
is unimportant, depends on the fact (which renders
absolute agreement impossible) that the increase
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