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Camberwell 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE SHOWING CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF DEATHS IN AGE GROUPS IN CAMBERWELL DURING 1957
| Causes of death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 969 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 273 | 300 | 294 |
| F. | 918 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 170 | 262 | 411 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis, other | M. | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Syphilitic disease | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal infections | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute poliomyelitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M. | 30 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| F. | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M. | 81 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 42 | 27 | 8 |
| F. | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 39 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F. | 16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 89 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 33 |
| F. | 88 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 32 | 29 | 19 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukemia | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Diabetes | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 74 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 26 | 28 |
| F. | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | 67 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 153 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 61 | 48 | 41 |
| F. | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 42 | 52 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| F. | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 29 | |
| Other heart disease | M. | 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| F. | 134 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 89 | |
| Other circulatory disease | M. | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 22 |
| F. | 54 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 29 | |
| Influenza | M. | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 56 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| F. | 65 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 18 | 38 |