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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) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Table I.—Populations of London and op its Groups of Districts at Censuses of 1881 and 1891.
| London. | West D. | North D. | Central D. | East D. | South D. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,816,483 | 669,633 | 905,947 | 282,238 | 692,738 | 1,265,927 |
| 1891 | 4,211,056 | 740,725 | 994,207 | 247,140 | 705,012 | 1,523,692 |
Table II. sets forth the births and deaths, together with
the birth-rates and death-rates, of London and its five groups
of districts for the year 1892. It will be seen that the birthrate
of South London is higher than that of London, and of
all the other groups of Districts, excepting the Eastern; and
that the death-rate of South London is lower than those of
London and of the Central and Eastern Districts and only
fractionally higher than those of the Western and Northern
Districts.
Table II.—Births, Deaths, Birth-rates and Death-rates of London and its Groups of Districts for 1892.
| London. | West D. | North D. | Centr'l D | East D. | South D. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 131,535 | 19,566 | 29,254 | 7,274 | 26,135 | 49.306 |
| Deaths | 87,749 | 14,964 | 19,451 | 5,788 | 16,521 | 29,571 |
| Birth-Rates | 30.9 | 26.2 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 37.1 | 31.7 |
| Death-Rates | 20.0 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 19.3 |
Table III. shews the Metropolitan deaths due to the socalled
" zymotic" diseases for each of the last ten years; and,
for the last year, their distribution among the groups of
districts. Under nearly all the heads there has been an
increase as compared with the previous year. In deaths from
hooping cough there was a falling-off of 399, and in the
group of fevers (including typhoid fever) a falling off of 130.