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St Giles (Camberwell) 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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the General Purposes Committee, proceeded to consider the question referred to them. The Scheme which had been suggested by the Commissioners, and which was as follows:—
| WARD. | Proposed Title of Electoral Division. | Population in 1881. |
|---|---|---|
| l | NORTH CAMBERWELL. | 26,704 |
| 24,106 | ||
| Part of 5 bounded High Street on the South. | 8,353 | |
| 59,163 | ||
| 4 | PECKHAM. | 33,461 |
| 5 (part of) | 29,275 | |
| 62,736 | ||
| 3 | DULWICH. | 21,668 |
| 6 | 43,026 | |
| 64,694 |
was fully discussed, but your Committee came to
the determination that, in dividing the Parish, it was
not expedient to disturb the existing ward boundaries.
The following Schemes were then submitted to
the consideration of your Committee:—
No. 1 SCHEME.
| WARD | . Proposed Title of Electoral Division. | Acreage. | Population in 1881. | Estimated population in 1884. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,704 | 27,000 | ||||
| 2 | Camberwell | 708 | 24,106 | 22,704 | ||
| 3 | 21,668 | 21,252 | ||||
| 72.478 | 70,956 | |||||
| 4 | 33,461 | 33,960 | ||||
| 5 | Pcckham | 1,202 | 37,628 | 43,632 | ||
| 71,089 | ||||||
| 6 | Dulwich | 2,640 | 43,020 | 60,192 | ||
| 186,693 | 208,740 | |||||