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St Giles (Camberwell) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Table: Table II.—Population of London as Determined at the Censuses, together with the Actual Increase and the Increase per 100 from Census to Census.

Table II.—Population of London as Determined at the Censuses, together with the Actual Increase and the Increase per 100 from Census to Census.

Year.Males.Females.Males and Females.Actual Increase.Increase per 100.
1801393,369471,476864,845——
1811457,281552,2651,009,546144,70116.7
1821570,236655,4581,225,694216,14821.4
1831683,059788,8821,471,941246,24720.0
1841876,956996,7201,873,676401,73527.3
18511,106,5581,255,6782,362,236488,56026.1
18611,307,7811,496,2082,803,989441,75318 7
18711,523,1511,731,1093,254,260450,27116.1
18811,797,4862,018,9973,816,483562,22317.3
1891——4,211,056394,57310.3

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I now proceed to discuss the vital statistics of the
Parish of Camberwell.
The recent determination of the exact population of
the Parish and of its constituent sub-districts gives me the
opportunity of placing before you certain facts with respect
to the growth of the Parish since the beginning of the
century, which may be of interest.