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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1948—contd.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | M. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute infantile encephalitis | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Cancer of buc. cav. and œsoph. (M.), uterus (F.) | M. | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| F. | 12 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 35 | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| F. | 38 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 27 | |
| Cancer of breast | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F. | 28 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 17 | |
| Cancer of all other sites | M. | 139 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 51 | 80 |
| F. | 102 | – | – | – | 7 | 36 | 59 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Intracranial vascular lesions | M. | 79 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 17 | 59 |
| F. | 97 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 71 | |
| Heart disease | M. | 283 | – | – | 1 | 10 | 58 | 214 |
| F. | 303 | – | – | – | 9 | 39 | 255 | |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | M. | 54 | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 41 |
| F. | 50 | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | 36 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 94 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 24 | 64 |
| F. | 43 | 2 | — | – | 1 | 7 | 33 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 59 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| F. | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M. | 11 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| F. | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 4 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M. | 18 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diarrhœa under 2 years | M. | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | |
| Other digestive diseases | M. | 32 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| F. | 31 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 9 | 17 | |
| Nephritis | M. | 18 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| F. | 21 | – | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | F. | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Other maternal causes | F. | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Premature birth | M. | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Congenital malformation, birth injury, infant diseases | M. | 22 | 19 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| F. | 22 | 16 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| Suicide | M. | 13 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M. | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | – |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Other violent causes | M. | 21 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| F. | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 12 | |
| All other causes | M. | 45 | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| F. | 57 | – | – | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 |
From this Table it will be seen that the chief causes of death were:—
| Diseases of the heart and circulatory system | 690 |
| Malignant disease | 370 |
| Bronchitis, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases (except phthisis) | 257 |