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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camberwell) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Table V.— Mortality of chief Zymotic Diseases in London for 10 Years.
| Hooping Cough. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Fever. | Small Pox. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,961 | 2,533 | 2,108 | 654 | 1,196 | 2,371 | |
| 1882 | 4,647 | 2,329 | 2,004 | 863 | 1,117 | 431 | |
| 1883 | 1,582 | 2,420 | 1,989 | 951 | 1,081 | 134 | |
| 1884 | 3,188 | 2,285 | 1,444 | 973 | 1,045 | 913 | |
| 1885 | 2,479 | 2,928 | 707 | 896 | 695 | 899 | |
| 1886 | 2,834 | 2,078 | 688 | 846 | 701 | 24 | |
| 1887 | 2,928 | 2,894 | 1,447 | 961 | 672 | 9 | |
| 1888 | 2,987 | 2,401 | 1,209 | 1,301 | 720 | 9 | |
| 1889 | 1749 | 2,314 | 784 | 1,588 | 596 | 1 | |
| 1890 | 3,227 | 3,285 | 861 | 1,387 | 636 | 3 | |
| 1890 | West D. | 480 | 590 | 119 | 226 | 87 | 0 |
| North D. | 652 | 625 | 175 | 328 | 146 | 1 | |
| Central D, | 197 | 160 | 73 | 79 | 40 | 1 | |
| East D. | 747 | 748 | 202 | 397 | 162 | 0 | |
| South D. | 1,196 | 1,162 | 292 | 357 | 201 | 1 | |
Table IX.—Population of Dulwich as Determined at the
Censuses, together with the Actual Increase and the
Increase per 100 from Census to Census.
Year.
Males.
Females.
Males &
Females.
Actual
Increase.
Increase
per 100
1841
—
—
1,904
—
—
1851
720
912
1,632
272
—
1861
730
993
1,723
91
6.0
1871
1,568
2,473
4,041
2,318
134.5
1881
2,103
3,487
5,590
1,551
38.3
1891
—
—
6,809
1,219
21.8