London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[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- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | M. | 50 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| F. | 79 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 65 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 119 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 26 | 35 | 56 |
| F. | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 12 | 26 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 12 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| F. | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| F. | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhoea | M. | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate Pregnancy,childbirth, abortion | M. | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 10 |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | |
| Congenital malformations | M. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 11 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | M. | 73 | 25 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| F. | 76 | 19 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 27 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 15 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| All other accidents | M. | 20 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| F. | 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Suicide | M. | 13 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 19 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Births
| Live Births | Still Births | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Legitimate Illegitimate | 1,501 | 1,483 | 16 | 22 | 1,517 | 1,505 |
| 178 | 190 | 5 | 2 | 183 | 192 | |
| Total | 1,679 | 1,673 | 21 | 24 | 1,700 | 1,697 |
| 3,352 | 45 | 3,397 | ||||
Medical Examinations carried out by the Medical
Officer of Health or his Deputy
Medical Examinations carried out by the Medical Officer of Health or his Deputy
| Officers for admission to the Permanent Establishment | 21 |
| Officers for admission to the Unestablished Staff | 12 |
| Employees for admission to Sick Pay Scheme | 275 |
| Employees for admission to Permanent Establishment | 69 |
| hmployees absent from duty owing to sickness,. | 577* |
* In addition, 654 who were requested to attend failed to do so.