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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 YEAR 1950—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 under 75 | 75 and upwards | |
| Arteriosclerotic and Degenerative Heart Disease | 171 | – | | – | – | – | 4 | 40 | 47 | 80 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 23 | – | | | | | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Hypertension without mention of Heart | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | – | | | | – | 1 | – | |
| Pneumonia | 61 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 18 | 23 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| Gastritis, Duodenitis, Enteritis and Colitis, except Diarrhœa of the Newborn | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Birth Injuries, Post-Natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis Infections of the Newborn | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy, and Immaturity Unqualified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Senility without mention of Psychosis, III- Defined and Unknown Causes | 3 | – | – | – | – | | | | – | 3 |
| All Other Diseases | 36 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| Motor vehicle Accidents | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| All Other Accidents | 13 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Suicide and Self-inflicted Injury | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Homicide and Operations of War | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 1 | 23 | 725 | 187 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 253 | 209 |