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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 1950
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1950
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE 1950.
| 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 under 75 | 75 and upwards | ||
| All Causes | Certified | 724 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 187 | 208 | 253 |
| Uncertified | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis, Other Forms | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | |
| Syphilis and its Sequelæ | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Typhoid Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Dysentery, All Forms | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever and Streptococcal Sore Throat | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Typhus and other Rickettsial Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malaria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| All Other Diseases Classified as Infective and Parasitic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malignant Neoplasms, including Neoplasms of Lymphatic and Hæmatopoietic Tissues | 136 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 9 | 50 | 44 | 32 | |
| Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | |
| Diabetis Mellitus | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Anæmias | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Vascular Lesions affecting Central Nervous System | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 27 | 38 | |
| Non-Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | 2 | |