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Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1933—contd.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 90 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| F. | 78 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M. | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| F. | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Peptic Ulcer | M. | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 17 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M. | 25 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| F. | 21 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 56 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 11 | 19 | 14 |
| F. | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Other Puerperal causes | F. | 10 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M. | 45 | 43 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 29 | 26 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Senility | M. | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 17 |
| F. | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 55 | |
| Suicide | M. | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | |
| Other Violence | M. | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| F. | 35 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 111 | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
| F. | 94 | 9 | 1 | – | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Maternal Mortality.
In 1933 there were 16 deaths due to child-bearing, of which
puerperal sepsis was the cause of 6 and other puerperal causes 10.
The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total births was accordingly
4-77, representing a rate of 1-79 from puerperal sepsis and
2-98 from other puerperal causes.
For comparative purposes the mortality rates for the years
1932, 1931 and 1930 were 2.15, 3.39 and 5.25 respectively.
The factors affecting the mother's life and health during
pregnancy, delivery, and the post-partum period depend upon the
provision of efficient maternity services. Our efforts must, therefore,
be continued to educate all concerned to make use of these services,
which include the provision of ante-natal clinics; pre-natal supervision;
the services of a consultant for the mother during the