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Camberwell 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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CHIEF OFFICERS.
Town Clerk
CHARLES EDWARD NEWTON, Solicitor.
Assistant Town Clerk :
WILLIAM C. TOMS.
(Since the date of this Report, Mr. Toms has retired and
Mr. Darrell Musker, LL.B. (Lond.), Solicitor, has been appointed
Deputy Town Clerk.)
Borough Treasurer and Controller :
ARTHUR GRIFFITHS, O.B.E.
Assistant Borough Treasurer :
A. H. INGHAM.
Medical Officer of Health :
HOWELL WOOD BARNES, B.A., M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H.
Borough Engineer and Surveyor :
WILLIAM BELL, Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., F.S.I., Chartered Civil
Engineer and Surveyor.
Deputy Borough Engineer and Surveyor :
F. G. E. FORD, Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M. and Cy.E.
Assistant Borough Engineer and Surveyor :
E. D. ALEXANDER, Assoc.M.Inst.C.E.
Tuberculosis Officer :
WILLIAM BRAND, B.A, M.B., C.M.
Assistant Tuberculosis Officer :
ELEANOR AMELIA GORRIE, M.B.(Ed.).
Chief Librarian :
ARNOLD G. BURT, F.L.A.
Assistant Chief Librarian :
WILLIAM J. VELLENOWETH, F.L.A.
Rating and Valuation Officer :
FREDERICK LEVY.
Public Analyst:
MARTIN PRIEST, F.I.C.
Hon. Consulting Town Clerk :
C. WILLTAM TAGG.
Hon. Consulting Medical Officer of Health :
FRANCIS STEVENS, M.A., M.D., B.Ch, M.R.C.S, D.P.H.
STATISTICS
RELATING TO THE BOROUGH OF CAMBERWELL.
| Inhabited Houses (census 1921) | 41,419 |
| Population (census 1911) | 261,328 |
| Population (census 1921) | 267,198 |
| Area (acres) | 4,480 |
| Persons per acre— | |
| Dulwich | 28 |
| Peckham | 68 |
| North Camberwell | 121 |
| North West | 87 |
| Entire Borough | 59 |
| Greatest length | 4¾ miles |
| Greatest breadth | 2½miles |
| Greatest height above Ordnance Datum, Sydenham Hill | 365 feet |
| Birth Rate, year ended December, 1930 | 14.8 per 1,000 |
| Death Rate, year ended December, 1930 | 10.9 per 1,000 |
| Number of Public Roads | 729 |
| Number of Private Roads | 109 |
| Public Roads (about) | 119.148 miles |
| Private Roads (about) | 9.719 miles |
| Boundary Roads (Repairable by Camberwell) (about) | 6.086 miles |
| Boundary Roads (Repairable by other Boroughs) (about) | 5.235 miles |
| Total mileage (about) | 140.188 miles |
| Number of Assessments | 48,337 |
| Rateable Value, April 6th, 1930 | £1,496,621 |
| Rateable Value, April 6th, 1931 | £1,581,408 |
| One penny in the pound produced (net) for vear 1930-31 | £6,073 |
On the basis of this total population, the persons per acre are :—
| Dulwich | 29 |
| Peckham | 61 |
| North Camberwell | 114 |
| North West Camberwell | 88 |
| Entire Borough | 56 |