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Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1938—contd.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other digestive diseases | M. | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| F. | 29 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
| Acute & chronic nephritis | M. | 40 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| F. | 34 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Puerperal causes | F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | M. | 52 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 36 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Senility | M. | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 23 |
| F. | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | 3 | 41 | |
| Suicide | M. | 22 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | – |
| F. | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other Violence | M. | 49 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| F. | 23 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 111 | 8 | – | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 18 |
| F. | 95 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 17 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
The number of deaths from Cancer and the death rate from this disease for the past five years were as follows:—
| Year. | No. of deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 401 | 1·68 |
| 1935 | 413 | 1·76 |
| 1936 | 418 | 1·82 |
| 1937 | 407 | 1·81 |
| 1938 | 371 | 1·67 |
Maternal Mortality.
According to the Registrar-General's classification the number
of Camberwell women whose deaths were associated with childbirth
during the year was eight, Puerperal Sepsis accounting for
one of these deaths.
The maternal death rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths was
2·49 as compared with 1·84 in 1937.