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Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The percentage relation of the age groups to the total number of deaths in 1932 is shown in the following table:—
| Deaths. | Per cent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 234 | 7.8 |
| 1 and under 2 years | 42 | 1.4 |
| 2 and under 5 years | 60 | 2.0 |
| 5 and under 15 years | 54 | 1.8 |
| 15 and under 25 years | 137 | 4.6 |
| 25 and under 45 years | 285 | 9.6 |
| 45 and under 65 years | 757 | 25.4 |
| 65 and upwards | 1,414 | 47.4 |
Cancer.
The number of deaths due to cancer shows a slight increase
for the year, viz., 396 as compared with 385 during 1931.
DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1932.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 1,482 | 129 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 63 | 67 | 86 | 149 | 252 | 342 | 305 |
| F. | 1,501 | 105 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 74 | 54 | 78 | 133 | 223 | 314 | 453 | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | M. | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Influenza | M. | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5- | |
| F. | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system ... | M. | 132 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3: |
| F. | 82 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other tuberculosis diseases | M. | 15 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 19 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | M. | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F. | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 199 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 58 | 68 | 32 |
| F. | 197 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 42 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 24 |
| F. | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 25 | |
| Heart disease | M. | 326 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 108 | 108 |
| F. | 391 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 118 | 167 | |
| Aneurysm | M. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |