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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1936.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 6- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 1,490 | 110 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 77 | 177 | 284 | 375 | 318 |
| F. | 1,408 | 78 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 60 | 51 | 109 | 216 | 322 | 454 | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – |
| F. | 1 | — | – | – | — | – | 1 | — | — | — | — | – | |
| Measles | M. | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | — | – | – | ||
| Whooping Cough | M. | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 7 | — | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | — | – | — | – | — |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | — | – | – | — | |
| Influenza | M. | 8 | – | – | — | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 1 |
| F. | 18 | – | – | 1 | – | – | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | — |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 104 | — | – | 1 | – | 19 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| F. | 62 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Syphilis | M. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 211 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 64 | 76 | 28 |
| F. | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | 27 | 54 | 68 | 41 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| F. | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 59 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 |
| F. | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 14 | 24 | 19 | |
| Heart disease | M. | 380 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 83 | 124 | 122 |
| F. | 417 | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 110 | 200 | |
| Aneurysm | M. | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| F. | 5 | — | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M. | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 26 |
| F. | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 66 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| F. | 51 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 17 | 27 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 115 | 21 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 14 |
| F. | 84 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M. | 13 | — | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Peptic Ulcer | M. | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| F. | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 19 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F. | 13 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 2 | – | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | — | – | – | – | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |