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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The chief causes of death and the number of such deaths are shown in the following summary:—
| Deaths due to diseases of the heart | 778 |
| Deaths from malignant disease | 413 |
| Deaths attributed to bronchitis pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 276 |
| Deaths from all forms of tuberculosis | 192 |
| Deaths from influenza | 29 |
| Deaths from influenza in the previous year | 28 |
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.
The deaths of illegitimate infants numbered 15 during the year,
representing a mortality rate of 106 per 1,000 illegitimate births.
The infantile mortality rate for legitimate and illegitimate births
was 60.
A table showing the age distribution of these deaths in each quarter of the year is appended:—
| Period. | Under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 12 months. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legit. | Illegit. | Legit. | Illegit. | Legit. | Illegit. | |
| 1st Quarter | 15 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| 2nd „ | 21 | 2 | 8 | — | 19 | 3 |
| 3rd „ | 12 | 3 | 8 | — | 15 | — |
| 4th „ | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1935.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 1,410 | 110 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 139 | 263 | 330 | 319 |
| F. | 1,359 | 81 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 62 | 58 | 124 | 203 | 318 | 434 | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 14 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 6 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Influenza | M. | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |