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St Giles (Camberwell) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The numbers have progressively increased since that
period; and, according to the estimate of the Registrar
General (based on the assumption that the rate of increase
which prevailed between 1871 and 1881 has since been
maintained), the population of the Metropolis amounted, in
the middle of 1888 to 4,282,921, an increase of 466,438 in
the course of seven years.
In Table II. will be found the numbers of births and
deaths occuring in the whole of London and in each of its
groups of districts, together with the corresponding birthrates
and death-rates:—
Table I.—Populations of London and of its Groups of Districts at Census of 1881.
| London | West D. | North D. | Central D. | East D. | South D. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,816,483 | 669,633 | 905,947 | 282,238 | 692,738 | 1,265,927 |
The birth-rate of the Southern group is lower than the
birth-rates of the Central and Eastern groups, but is higher
than those of the Western and Northern groups, and than
that of the whole of London. It is lower by 1.4 per 1,000
than it was in 1887. The death-rate of the Southern
districts is also lower than those of the Central and Eastern
districts ; but a little higher than those of the Western and
Northern. It is lower also than that of all London.