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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1935—contd.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| F. | 73 | 2 | — | 3 | – | 24 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 18 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | M. | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 62 | 66 | 37 |
| F. | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 37 | 54 | 61 | 47 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| F. | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 12 |
| F. | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 32 | 26 | |
| Heart disease | M. | 360 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 65 | 106 | 129 |
| F. | 402 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 106 | 186 | |
| Aneurysm | M. | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M. | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 15 |
| F. | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| F. | 48 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 29 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 97 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| F. | 60 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M. | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Peptic Ulcer | M. | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 28 | 22 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 19 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M. | 23 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| F. | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
| Acute & chronic nephritis | M. | 42 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| F. | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | |
| Puerperal sepsis Other Puerperal causes | F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M. | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Senility | M. | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 |
| F. | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | |
| Suicide | M. | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| Other Violence | M. | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| F. | 33 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 104 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 18 |
| F. | 100 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |