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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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past few years. The marked discrepancy between male and
female deaths from this cause is still evident. The figures for the
past five years are set out in the following table.
Deaths from Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus.
| Year | Males | Females | Total | Death Rate per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 62 | 11 | 73 | 0.41 |
| 1951 | 71 | 12 | 83 | 0.46 |
| 1952 | 70 | 11 | 81 | 0.45 |
| 1953 | 69 | 6 | 75 | 0.42 |
| 1954 | 80 | 13 | 93 | 0.52 |
Infantile Mortality.
The deaths of children under the age of one year numbered
59, and represent another record low rate of 22.2 per 1,000 live
births. (The previous lowest was 23.6 recorded in 1952). Fortyfour
of these were neonatal deaths, i.e. deaths of children within
one month of birth.
The following table shows the numbers of neo-natal deaths, infant deaths and mortality rate in Camberwell during the past five years:—
| Year | Neo-natal deaths | Total infant deaths | Infantile mortality rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55 | 78 | 26.8 |
| 1951 | 53 | 76 | 25.7 |
| 1952 | 49 | 69 | 23.6 |
| 1953 | 48 | 73 | 26.4 |
| 1954 | 44 | 59 | 22.2 |
Maternal Mortality.
It is gratifying to be able to report yet another record for
Camberwell; only one maternal death occurred during the year,
thus bringing the maternal death rate down to the extremely low
figure of 0.37 per thousand total births. The cause of death in
this case was pulmonary embolism due to puerperal phlebothrombosis.