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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE III.—CAUSES OF. AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1912.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 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. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | 3,004 | 508 | 117 | 131 | 103 | 115 | 402 | 667 | 961 | 785 |
| Uncertified | 389 | 43 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 60 | 114 | 105 | 94 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 2. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | 79 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 49 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 7. Influenza | 34 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 2 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 339 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 150 | 90 | 18 | 136 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 14 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 75 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 311 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 139 | 137 | 100 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14. Meningitis | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 348 | 1 | ... | 2 | 20 | 17 | 58 | 108 | 142 | 85 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 326 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ... | 16 | 89 | 164 | 88 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 245 | 77 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 26 | |
| 18. Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 19. Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 75 | 56 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | ... | 5 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 129 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 55 | 43 | 76 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 216 | 216 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 124 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 42 | |
| 27. Suicide | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 884 | 62 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 81 | 176 | 479 | 243 | |
| 3,393 | 551 | 124 | 144 | 122 | 143 | 462 | 781 | 1,066 | 879 | ||
| Sub- Entries included in above figures. | 14(a). Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 (a). Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 50 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 17 | |
| Pleurisy | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Mental Diseases | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | |
| Old Age | 293 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 287 | 99 | |