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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
Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1939.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring in or beyond the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 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 | ||
| All Causes | Certified | 1,010 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 89 | 289 | 530 |
| Uncertified | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | 7 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Influenza | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 65 | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 5 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | |
| Syphilis | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 61 | 67 | |
| Diabetes | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 98 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 27 | 67 | |
| Heart Disease | 221 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 164 | |
| Aneurysm | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Bronchitis | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 33 | 50 | |