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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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| Causes of death | Sex. | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | M. | 91 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 37 | 31 |
| F. | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 26 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 12 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 22 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| F. | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M. | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F. | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | M. | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 11 | 5 | 1 | – | I | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M. | 82 | 28 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| F. | 82 | 19 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 11 | 24 | 21 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 11 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| All other accidents | M. | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| F. | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Suicide | M. | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Births.
| Live Births | Still Births | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 1417 | 1359 | 27 | 28 | 1444 | 1387 |
| Illegitimate | 99 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 102 | 116 |
| Total | 1516 | 1473 | 30 | 30 | 1546 | 1503 |
| 2989 | 60 | 3049 | ||||
BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, LONDON, AND CAMBERWELL, 1957.
| Birth rate | Death rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Cambebwell | Crude 16.8 | Crude 10.6 |
| Adjusted 15.4 | Adjusted 10.9 | |
| London | 16.2 | 11.4 |
| England and Wales | 16.1 | 11.5 |