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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE III.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1911.
| Causes of Death. 1 | Nett Deaths at sub-joined Ages or "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. 2 | Under 1. 3 | 1 and under 2. 4 | 2 and under 5. 5 | 5 and under 15. 6 | 15 and under 25. 7 | 25 and under 45. 8 | 45 and under 65. 9 | 65 and upwards. 10 | |||
| All causes | (Certified . | 3362 | 699 | 224 | 136 | 95 | 122 | 446 | 646 | 994 | |
| (Uncertified | 360 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 73 | 115 | 68 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Mcasles | 107 | 29 | 39 | 31 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 43 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 24 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 24 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic | 45 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| Old Age | 291 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 288 | 78 | |
| Heart Disease | 329 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 117 | 139 | 74 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 338 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 154 | 89 | 23 | 154 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis Other Tuberculous | 31 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Diseases | 59 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 262 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 26 | 124 | 106 | 92 | |
| Bronchitis | 314 | 51 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 150 | 56 | |
| Broucho-Pneumonia | 142 | 55 | 30 | 22 | 3 | ... | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 177 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 35 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 309 | 224 | 51 | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 13 | 37 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Alcholism | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 22 | 5 | 8 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 122 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | 48 | 52 | 74 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 226 | 226 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 106 | 16 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 40 | |
| Suicides | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Mental Diseases | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 546 | 56 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 77 | 153 | 176 | 137 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| ... ... | 3722 | 735 | 241 | 155 | 113 | 136 | 519 | 761 | 1062 | 886 | |