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St Giles (Camberwell) 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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noticed that the birth-rates of the Western and Northern
Districts were like their death-rates specially low; and that
the highest birth-rates prevailed in the Southern and Eastern
Districts.
Table III shews the deaths from each of the chief
zymotic or infectious diseases in London, year by year,
for the last ten years: and, for the year 1884, their distribution
among the several groups of districts.

Table: Table ill.-Mortality of Chief Zymotic Diseases in Londonfor 10 Years.

Table ill.-Mortality of Chief Zymotic Diseases in London

for 10 Years.

Hooping Cough.Measles.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Fever.Small Pox.
18752,3321,4275463,6511,28275
18762,7391,7413592,2971,181735
18771,7802,3473171,5761,9492,544
18784,4461,5105581,7921,3611,416
18793,0002,4885922,7061,099458
18803,4381,5015613,073886475
18811,9612,5336542,1081,1962,371
18824 6472,3298632,0041,117431
18831,5822,4209511,9891,081134
18843,1882,2859731,4441,045913
1884'West D.4014131718713974
North D.778362270336322522
Central D.24616092658017
East D.66220710148618696
South D.1,1011,143339470318204

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It will be seen from this that, as compared with the
previous year, there was a slight falling off in the
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