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 1962
[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 | 68 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| F | 100 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 16 | 74 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 101 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 22 | 35 | 40 |
| F | 53 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 13 | 34 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 |
| F | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Congenital malformations | M | 17 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F | 4 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | M | 57 | 25 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| F | 84 | 22 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | 14 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | – | – |
| F | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| All other accidents | M | 17 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 3 |
| F | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | |
| Suicide | M | 16 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 15 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Births
| Legitimate Illegitimate | Live Births | Still Births | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 1,560 | 1,497 | 28 | 21 | 1,588 | 1,518 | |
| 227 | 220 | 9 | 4 | 236 | 224 | |
| Total | 1,787 | 1,717 | 37 | 25 | 1,824 | 1,742 |
| 3,504 | 62 | 3,566 | ||||
Medical Examinations carried out by the Medical
Officer of Health or his Deputy
Officers for admission to the Permanent Establishment 59
Officers for admission to the Unestablished Staff 8
Employees for admission to Sick Pay Scheme 179
Employees for admission to Permanent Establishment 41
Employees absent from duty owing to sickness 608*
* In addition, 685 who were requested to attend failed to do so.