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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 1940
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell annual (abridged) report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1940
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1940.
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart disease | M. | 387 | – | – | 2 | 12 | 98 | 275 |
| F. | 510 | – | – | 1 | 18 | 69 | 422 | |
| Other Dis: of circ: system | M. | 42 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 26 |
| F. | 34 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 28 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 177 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 69 | 102 |
| F. | 108 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 20 | 82 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 108 | 19 | 6 | – | 8 | 31 | 44 |
| F. | 79 | 12 | 6 | – | 8 | 14 | 39 | |
| Other resp: diseases | M. | 23 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| F. | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M. | 33 | – | – | – | 2 | 19 | 12 |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | M. | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 9 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 8 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M. | 37 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 16 | 15 |
| F. | 31 | – | _ | – | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| Nephritis | M. | 27 | – | – | – | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| F. | 28 | – | – | – | 5 | 13 | 10 | |
| Puer: and post-abort: sepsis | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |
| Other maternal causes | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Premature birth | M. | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Con: Mai: birth inj; infant: dis: | M. | 21 | 19 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 14 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Suicide | M. | 17 | – | – | – | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | |
| Road Traffic acc: | M. | 15 | – | – | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other violent causes | M. | 245 | – | 6 | 14 | 105 | 77 | 43 |
| F. | 231 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 92 | 76 | 39 | |
| All other causes | M. | 120 | 1 | – | 3 | 10 | 22 | 84 |
| F. | 148 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 89 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED.
| No. of cases notified. | Treated in Hospital | Found to be not suffering from the disease. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria and Croup | 124 | 124 | 22 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 153 | 134 | 6 | |
| Measles | 132 | 78 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 36 | 19 | 4 | |
| Enteric Fever & Para-typhoid | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | (Acute Influenzal | 15 | 6 | – |
| (Acute Primary | 60 | 38 | – | |
| Erysipelas | 46 | 22 | 2 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 63 | 63 | 18 | |
| Polio-Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Anthrax | 3 | 3 | – | |
| Dysentery | 3 | 2 | – | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 12 | 9 | – | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 5 | – | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 23 | 22 | – | |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Totals | 685 | 535 | 54 | |