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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F. | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 107 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| F. | 80 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 31 | 26 | 20 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukemia | M. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| Diabetes | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| F. | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 83 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 26 | 34 |
| F. | 103 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 54 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 130 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 54 | 47 | 25 |
| F. | 71 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 27 | 29 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 14 | 12 |
| F. | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 14 | 25 | |
| Other heart disease | M. | 176 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | 52 | 104 |
| F. | 245 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 19 | 59 | 157 | |
| Other circulatory disease | M. | 30 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| F. | 31 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| Influenza | M. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| F. | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 35 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| F. | 40 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 9 | 20 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 103 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 19 | 38 | 38 |
| F. | 67 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 15 | 37 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 16 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 24 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M. | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| F. | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| F. | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | M. | 15 | 12 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| F. | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M. | 86 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 17 |
| F. | 81 | 15 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 18 | 16 | 28 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| All other accidents | M. | 16 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 6 |
| F. | 19 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| Suicide | M. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |