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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
Camberwell 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE IV.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1909.
| Causes of Death. 1 | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 All Ages. | 3 Under 1. | 4 land unders 5. | 5 5 and under 15. | 6 15 and under 25 | 7 25 and under 65. | 8 65 and upwards. | 9 Dulwich. | 10 South Camberwell. | 11 North Camberwell. | 12 South Peckham. | 13 North Peckham. | 14 St. George's. | 15 Locality unknown. | 16 Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 97 | 24 | 68 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 15 | ... | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | ... | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Hooping-cough | 51 | 24 | 24 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 9 | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 41 | 4 | 28 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever- | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| ( Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 60 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 83 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 19 | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
| Gastritis | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 324 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 247 | 18 | 10 | 40 | 74 | 43 | 77 | 66 | 14 | 136 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 130 | 33 | 36 | 27 | 17 | 17 | ... | 5 | 12 | 38 | 14 | 28 | 33 | ... | 23 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 254 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 142 | 106 | 18 | 36 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 75 | |
| Bronchitis | 381 | 50 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 110 | 189 | 9 | 44 | 105 | 70 | 85 | 61 | 7 | 77 | |
| Pneumonia | 321 | 71 | 86 | 17 | 10 | 84 | 53 | 8 | 30 | 85 | 42 | 79 | 73 | 4 | 39 | |
| Pleurisy | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 15 | ... | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ... | 14 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 17 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 127 | 127 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 28 | ... | 7 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Heart Diseases | 302 | ... | ... | 17 | 13 | 160 | 112 | 11 | 50 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 46 | 10 | 55 | |
| Accidents | 100 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 30 | |
| Suicides | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 65 | 54 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 14 | ... | 1 | |
| Defective Vitality | 109 | 107 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 15 | |
| Interstitial Nephritis & Granular Kidney | 122 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 76 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 66 | |
| Mental Diseases | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Old Age | 327 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 325 | 9 | 50 | 84 | 42 | 76 | 48 | 18 | 93 | |
| All other causes | 672 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 283 | 233 | 54 | 86 | 171 | 85 | 126 | 124 | 26 | 168 | |
| All causes | 3778 | 687 | 373 | 148 | 132 | 1291 | 1147 | 156 | 480 | 946 | 576 | 814 | 705 | 101 | 849* | |
* This number refers to the deaths of parishioners, and excludes the deaths of non-residents
who were inmates of Southwark Infirmary.