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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
Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Males. Females.
Foods, Drinks, Tobacco 1,745 1,108
Workers in Wood and Furniture 3,869 —
Makers of and Workers in Paper, Printers,
Bookbinders, etc. 4,296 2,383
Builders and Bricklayers, Stone and Slate
Workers 3,321
Painters and Decorators 2,482
Persons employed in Transport and Communications
4,442 —
Commercial and Finance and Insurance (excluding
Clerks) 9,946 3,515
Public Administration and Defence (excluding
Professional Men and Typists) 3,561 1,039
Professional Occupations (excluding Clerical
Staff) 2,112 2,334
Persons in Personal Service (including Clubs
and Institutions) 3,159 11,467
Clerks and Draughtsmen (not Civil Service or
Local Authority Typists) 7,853 6,457
Warehousemen, Storekeepers and Packers 3,318 1,680
Other and Undefined Workers 6,540 -
Retired, not gainfully occupied 12,748 1,434
There are no occupations which may be regarded as having
any particular influence on the public health.
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year 1926.
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Legitimate | 4,444 | 2,258 | 2,186 | Birth rate, 16.6 |
| Illegitimate | 140 | 68 | 72 | ||
| Deaths | – | – | – | – | Death rate, 11.0 |
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, Childbirth :— | |||||
| From Sepsis | 7 | ||||
| From other causes | 8 | ||||
| Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births | 64 | ||||
| Legitimate, 276; Illegitimate, 18. Total | 294 | ||||
| Deaths from Measles, all ages | 48 | ||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough, all ages | 7 | ||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea, under 2 years of age | 48 | ||||
Causes of Sickness and Invalidity.
On the whole, 1926 may be described as a healthy year, and
no cause of sickness or invalidity requires any special comment.
The incidence of infectious disease is dealt with under another
section of this report.
Births.
The number of Camberwell births for the year, after correction
for inward and outward transfers, was 4,584.