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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 1947
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1947
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1947—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 | |
| Heart Disease | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 39 | 133 |
| Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 23 |
| Bronchitis | 63 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 23 | 37 |
| Pneumonia | 74 | 13 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 |
| Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Appendicitis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Nephritis | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Maternal Causes | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Premature Births | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Suicide | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Violent Causes | 30 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| All Other Causes | 40 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| Totals | 777 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 197 | 444 |