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Camberwell 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1913.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH LOCALITY (e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District. | TOTAL CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At ages—Years. | Dulwich. | South Camberwell. | North Camberwell. | South Peckham. | North Peckham. | St. George's. | Unattached. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 394 | 8 | 119 | 208 | 29 | 25 | 5 | ... | 57 | 55 | 80 | 38 | 83 | 81 | ... | 342 |
| Erysipelas | 249 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 74 | 87 | 21 | 5 | 22 | 78 | 24 | 58 | 62 | ... | 47 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1,138 | 10 | 261 | 740 | 79 | 46 | 2 | ... | 52 | 114 | 265 | 197 | 225 | 285 | ... | 1,011 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 23 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | 19 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Polio-myelitis | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1.062 | 2 | 20 | 255 | 177 | 442 | 183 | 17 | 29 | 106 | 285 | 169 | 249 | 224 | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 457 | 12 | 62 | 176 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 164 | 48 | 81 | 106 | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ... | 2 |
| Anthrax | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 3,377 | 62 | 484 | 1,412 | 384 | 668 | 320 | 47 | 157 | 350 | 899 | 484 | 714 | 773 | ... | 1,434 |
TABLE III.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1913.
| 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 | 3,310 | 695 | 137 | 124 | 111 | 116 | 380 | 732 | 1,015 | 910 |
| Uncertified | 373 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 66 | 98 | 97 | 59 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 2. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | 62 | 16 | 19 | .18 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 11 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 53 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | 37 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 3 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 303 | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 135 | 82 | 14 | 127 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 62 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .. | 11 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 279 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 25 | 148 | 100 | 102 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 14. Meningitis | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 368 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 126 | 158 | 92 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 347 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... | 17 | 76 | 177 | 80 | |
| 17. Pneumonia ( all forms) | 299 | 105 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 35 | 54 | |
| 18. Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 25 | 3 | .. | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | |
| 19. Diarrh?œa and Enteritis | 194 | 151 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 29 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 29 | 11 | 13 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | 7 | |
| 22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 160 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 59 | 62 | 73 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| 25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 112 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide . | 117 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 43 | |
| 27. Suicide | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 288 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 223 | 59 | |
| 28a. Diseases ill-defined | 779 | 214 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 69 | 177 | 274 | 224 | |
| 3,683 | 738 | 148 | 135 | 135 | 139 | 446 | 830 | 1,112 | 969 | ||
| Sub- Entries included in above figures. | 14 (a). Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 (a). Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pleurisy | 4 | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 43 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Mental Diseases | 3 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | |
| Old Age | 216 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 214 | 43 | |