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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1949—contd.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | F. | 27 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 12 |
| M. | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa under 2 years | M. | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Other digestive diseases | M. | 21 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| F. | 31 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 20 | |
| Nephritis | M. | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| F. | 18 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | F. | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Other maternal causes | F. | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Premature birth | M. | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Congenital malformation, birth injury, infant diseases | M. | 24 | 22 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| F. | 11 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Suicide | M. | 17 | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M. | 13 | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| F. | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Other violent causes | M. | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| F. | 11 | 2 | – | – | — | 1 | 8 | |
| All other causes | M. | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| F. | 63 | — | 2 | – | 11 | 12 | 38 |
The chief causes of death were:—
Diseases of the heart and circulatory system 685
Malignant disease 372
Bronchitis, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases (except
phthisis) 326
The death rates for England and Wales, London and Camber-well in the past five years were as follows :—
| 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| London | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| Camberwell | 11.9 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
Infantile Mortality.
The number of deaths of children tinder one year of age in
1949 was 77, which includes 47 infants who died before attaining
the age of one month. The infantile mortality rate of 31 in
1948 was, up to that time, the lowest ever recorded in Camberwell,
but during 1949 a new low record was reached with a rate
of only 24 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.