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St Giles (Camberwell) 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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of the parish and its sub-districts due to this addition, and
the augmented death-rates. The augmented death-rates
are (excepting in the case of Dulwich) lower than those of
the previous year, and, collectively, are amongst the lowest
on record:
Table XI.—Deaths and Death-Rates of Camberwell and its Sub-Districts obtained by including the 282 Deaths which
occurred in hospitals and elsewhere outside the parish.
| Dulwich | Camberwell. | Peckham. | St. George's | Parish. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 66 | 1,150 | 1,637 | 1,179 | 4,032 |
| Death-rates | 10.3 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 17.3 |
Table IX., together with the supplemental Table X.,
exhibits in detail the returns of Births and Deaths for the
year, arranged both according to districts and according to
seasons. It gives also the ages at death, and the more
important causes of death.
As regards the effects of season on the Mortuary Returns
there is not much to remark, excepting that the
unusually heavy mortality of the last three months of
1884 was continued during the first three months of 1885.
During the year there were 86 deaths attributed to
accidental or other violence; 322 to premature birth or
defective vitality continuing after birth; and 43 to
child-birth. Inflammatory affections of the lungs caused
716 deaths, of which 258 occurred in the first three months
of the year and 257 in the last three months. Diarrhœal
affections caused 135 deaths, of which 118 happened in
children under five years of age. Most of the deaths (99)
occurred, as usual, during the third quarter of the year,
infantile diseases were fatal in 618 cases.