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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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DEATHS—continued.
| Causes of death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 25- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 34 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| F. | 28 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 21 | 32 | 33 |
| F. | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 22 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | – | – | M. | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | – | F. | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | M. | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M. | 77 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
| F. | 83 | 12 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 33 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| All other accidents | M. | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Suicide | M. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| F. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The principal causes of deaths in the Borough during 1953 and 1954 were as follows:—
| 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diseases of the heart and circulatory system | 706 | 656 |
| Respiratory diseases (excluding phthisis) | 405 | 207 |
| Cancer | 375 | 384 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 228 | 203 |
It is significant to note that, whereas the other main causes
were responsible for less mortality during 1954, the number of
deaths attributable to cancer showed a slight increase, particularly
in the case of deaths from malignant neoplasm of the lung and
bronchus which has shown a general upward trend during the