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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—continued.
| 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 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 87 | 10 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 44 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Diarrhœa,etc. | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 56 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 45 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Senility | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 |
| Suicide | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Violence | 46 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| Other Defined Causes | 46 | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1,010 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 89 | 289 | 530 | |