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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
Bermondsey 1940
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1940.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| All Causes | Certified | 1551 | 40 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 106 | 205 | 412 | 707 |
| Uncertified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 68 | – | 1 | – | – | 13 | 19 | 30 | 5 | |
| Tuberculous — other forms | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Syphilitic Disease | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Influenza | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Infectious Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (Males only) | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 13 | |
| Cancer of Uterus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | 18 | |
| Cancer of Breast | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |
| Cancer of all other sites | 72 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 37 | |
| Diabetes | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | |
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 91 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 25 | 63 | |
| Heart Disease | 279 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 201 | |