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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DEATHS—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 31 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 116 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 24 | 45 | 39 |
| F. | 86 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 26 | 23 | 31 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukemia | M. | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Diabetes | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| F. | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 98 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | 32 | 46 |
| F. | 130 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 14 | 35 | 77 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 155 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 46 | 64 | 41 |
| F. | 109 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | 33 | 55 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| F. | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| Other heart disease | M. | 104 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 28 | 62 |
| F. | 146 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 19 | 25 | 97 | |
| Other circulatory disease | M. | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| F. | 72 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 13 | 50 | |
| Influenza | M. | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| F. | 22 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 47 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
| F. | 52 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 14 | 28 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 160 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 34 | 69 | 52 |
| F. | 102 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 23 | 66 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 3 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M. | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – |
| F. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | M. | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M. | 92 | 30 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 19 | 15 | 22 |
| F. | 132 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 59 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 15 | 16 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – |
| F. | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| All other accidents | M. | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 2 |
| F. | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Suicide | M. | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |