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Camberwell 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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A sharp fall in the still birth rate occurred in the year
1940 and the rate has remained at a much lower level since
that year. There is no doubt that the reduction was to some
extent due to the provision of more effective ante-natal care
and a more skilled obstetric service resulting in an improvement
in the health of the mother.
Deaths.
The total deaths in 1951 amounted to 2,424 or 13·5 per
1,000 of the population. The following table shows the trend
of mortality in Camberwell since 1921.
DEATH RATES (Per 1,000 Population) IN CAMBERWELL, 1921-1951.
| Year. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Year. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 12·0 | 1937 | 12·8 |
| 1922 | 13·4 | 1938 | 12·2 |
| 1923 | 11·0 | 1939 | 12·4 |
| 1924 | 11·4 | 1940 | 19·1 |
| 1925 | 11·1 | 1941 | 19·9 |
| 1926 | 11·0 | 1942 | 15·6 |
| 1927 | 11·4 | 1943 | 16·0 |
| 1928 | 11·9 | 1944 | 18·7 |
| 1929 | 13·6 | 1945 | 14·5 |
| 1930 | 10·9 | 1946 | 13·5 |
| 1931 | 11·9 | 1947 | 13·3 |
| 1932 | 12·0 | 1948 | 11·4 |
| 1933 | 12·3 | 1949 | 11·9 |
| 1934 | 12·3 | 1950 | 11·3 |
| 1935 | 11·8 | 1951 | 13·5 |
| 1936 | 12·6 |
The marked rise in the death rates for 1940-45 was to a
large extent due to casualties caused by enemy action.
TABLE SHOWING CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF DEATHS IN AGE GROUPS IN CAMBERWELL DURING 1951.
| Causes of death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
| All causes | M. | 1,239 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 318 | 363 | 426 |
| F. | 1,185 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 193 | 339 | 546 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 34 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| F. | 22 | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | – | |
| Tuberculosis, other | M. | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Syphilitic disease | M. | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Diphtheria | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |