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Camberwell 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Still Births.
The number of still births registered during the year was
66 comprising 1.9 per cent, of the total births. In 1938 the
number of still births was 103 representing 3.3 per cent. of the
total births. The fall in the percentage of still births is the result
of many factors such as good obstetrics and improvement in the
health of mothers owing to supervision during pregnancy. This
low figure should be further reduced during the next ten years.
Deaths.
The total deaths of Camberwell residents which occurred
during 1948 numbered 2,032, representing a death rate of 11.4
per thousand of the population.
The death rates in England and Wales, London and Camberwell in the past four years were as follows:—
| 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 10.8 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| London | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| Camberwell | 11.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1948.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 1,056 | 61 | 13 | 9 | 92 | 273 | 608 |
| F. | 976 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 202 | 629 | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet fever | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping cough | M. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 60 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 26 | 6 |
| F. | 41 | – | – | – | 28 | 10 | 3 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | M. | 7 | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 9 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M. | 9 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Influenza | M. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Measles | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |