Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Table VIII.—Number of Houses in Dulwich as Determined at the Censuses, together with the Actual Increase, and the Increase per 100 from Census to Census.
Year. | Inhabited. | Uninhabited | Total. | Actual Increase. | Increase per 100 | Building |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851 | 259 | 5 | 264 | — | — | 2 |
1861 | 294 | 6 | 300 | 36 | 13.6 | 8 |
1871 | 646 | 49 | 695 | 395 | 131.7 | 23 |
1881 | 862 | 89 | 951 | 256 | 36.8 | 17 |
1891 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
It is obvious, from the statistical facts which have just
been discussed, that the populations of Camberwell and its
sub-districts, as ascertained at the recent Census, differ very
widely from the estimates deducible from the rates of growth