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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
for the Year 1929.
Population (Estimated) 256,900
Area of Borough in Acres 4,480
Number of Births 3,934
Birth Rate 15.3
Number of Deaths 3,491
Death Rate 13.6
Infantile Mortality:—
Deaths under 1 year 268
Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births 68
Maternal Mortality:—
Deaths of Women from Diseases or Accidents associated
with Childbirth 11
Maternal Death Rate 2.79
Deaths from Phthisis 236
Phthisis Death Rate 0.92
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis 280
Tuberculosis Death Rate 109
Product of a 1d. Rate (Estimated) £6,400
Rateable Value £1,551,457
Natural and Social Conditions of the Area.
With the exception of a small residential area in the southern
part of the Borough, Camberwell may be described as a suburban
working-class district. The Borough covers an area of 4,480
acres and is divided into 20 Wards.