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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1927.
| Cause of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 1,576 | 136 | 29 | 41 | 45 | 75 | 193 | 476 | 317 | 264 |
| F. | 1,533 | 87 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 62 | 168 | 338 | 326 | 456 | |
| Enteric fever | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Small-pox | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | M. | 6 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet fever | M. | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping cough | M. | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 12 | – | 2 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 11 | – | 1 | 3 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Influenza | M. | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| F. | 48 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Meningococcal meningitis | M. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 152 | – | – | – | 2 | 28 | 71 | 45 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 101 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 163 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | 82 | 48 | 22 |
| F. | 198 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 38 | |
| Rheumatic fever | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 9 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| Diabetes | M. | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| F. | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | M. | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 24 | 15 |
| F. | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 26 | 27 | |
| Heart disease | M. | 258 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 91 | 85 | 57 |
| F. | 279 | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 88 | 100 | |
| Arterio-sclerosis | M. | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| F. | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 9 | 24 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 99 | 8 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 32 |
| F. | 115 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 35 | 62 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 137 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 15 | 13 |
| F. | 123 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 20 | 22 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M. | 29 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| F. | 28 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M. | 28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | |
| Diarrhœa, etc. | M. | 19 | 14 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 15 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | M. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 |