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Camberwell 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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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
Since the date of this Report (March 31st, 1931), the 1931 Census
has been taken, and the population of the Borough shown to be
251,373.
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