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Cancer.
Although there was a decrease in the number of deaths from
cancer during 1925 as compared with 1924, yet this disease was
again the cause of the greatest number of deaths in Camberwell
during 1925. The following table sets out the deaths, the sex
distribution and the death rate per 1,000 of the population since
1921:—
Year.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Deaths per 1,000
Population.
1921
175
168
343
1.0
148
1922
178
326
0.9
1923
332
135
197
1.1
1924
171
377
206
1.3
1925
166
184
1.2
350
Respiratory Diseases.—324 deaths were due to bronchitis,
297 to pneumonia (all forms) and 41 to other diseases of the
respiratory organs, as compared with 313 bronchitis, 291 pneumonia,
and a similar number of deaths from other respiratory
diseases during 1924.
Violent Deaths. —82 deaths occurred under this heading as
compared with 78 for the previous year.
Suicides. —l6 persons committed suicide in the Borough as
compared with 20 during 1924.
Infantile Mortality.
The infantile mortality rate for the year 1925 was 64.7 as
compared with 70 for 1924. The number of deaths shows a
decrease of 45 on the recorded figure for 1924.
The principal causes of death in 1925, in their order of
severity, were as follows:—Premature birth, pneumonia, congenital
genital malformation, atrophy and debility, bronchitis and
whooping cough.
During the years covered by this Survey Report the number
of deaths and the death rate of children under 1 year of age are
set out in the following table:—
Year. No. of Deaths. Infantile Mortality Rate.
1921 462 74
1922 454 78
1923 321 56
1924 361 70
1925 316 64
The decrease in the infantile mortality rate in recent years
is due to a variety of causes, but the outstanding factor which
has been the cause of this reduction is the improvement in the
knowledge of mothers on questions concerning the rearing of
healthy children.