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Camberwell 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE IV.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1908.
| 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 1 and under 5. | 5 5 and under 15. | 6 15 and under 25. | 7 25 and under 65. | 8 65 and upwards. | 9 Dulwich. | 15 Locality unknown. | 14 St. George's. | 13 North Peckham. | 12 South Peckham. | 11 North Camberwell. | 10 South Camberwell. | 16 Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 49 | 9 | 37 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Hooping-cough | 50 | 23 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 41 | 2 | 27 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 63 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 132 | 97 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 28 | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | 297 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 220 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 77 | 32 | 76 | 57 | 7 | 102 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 113 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 12 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 257 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 163 | 91 | 17 | 44 | 69 | 28 | 49 | 40 | 10 | 59 | |
| Bronchitis | 359 | 59 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 166 | 7 | 36 | 105 | 54 | 91 | 62 | 4 | 69 | |
| Pneumonia | 305 | 75 | 84 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 39 | 6 | 34 | 82 | 33 | 66 | 75 | 9 | 53 | |
| Pleurisy | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 23 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Alcoholism | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 14 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 111 | 111 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 23 | ... | 7 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 20 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Heart Diseases | 287 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 142 | 110 | 15 | 47 | 63 | 50 | 68 | 40 | 4 | 48 | |
| Accidents | 110 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 35 | |
| Suicides | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 70 | 64 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 14 | ... | 1 | |
| Defective Vitality | 130 | 123 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 20 | |
| Granular Kidney | 94 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 38 | |
| Mental Diseases | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Old Age | 292 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 283 | 11 | 48 | 74 | 45 | 61 | 45 | 8 | 85 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 612 | 61 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 261 | 185 | 31 | 98 | 168 | 100 | 110 | 90 | 15 | 121 | |
| All causes | 3602 | 740 | 362 | 123 | 144 | 1215 | 1018 | 132 | 506 | 945 | 546 | 764 | 634 | 75 | 695* | |
* This number refers to the deaths of parishioners, and excludes the deaths of non-residents
who were inmates of Southwark Infirmary.