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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
Kensington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE VI1.—continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Classification No. | Totals— All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | Totals— Under 5 Years. | 5 and under 15 years. | IS and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | T otals— Above 5 Years. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | ||
| Brought forward | 2313 | 1125 | 1188 | 222 | 207 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 336 | 322 | 658 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 134 | 121 | 289 | 255 | 310 | 427 | 789 | 866 | 1655 | |
| AFFECTIONS PRODUCED BY EXTERNAL CAUSE S—continued. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suicido by Cutting or Piercing Instruments ... | 160 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Suicide by Jumping from High Place | 161 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide by Crushing | 162 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Acute Poisoning | 165 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Burns | 167 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Absorption of Deleterious Gases | 168 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidental Drowning | 169 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Injury by Cutting or Piercing Instruments | 171 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Injury by Fall | 172 | 18 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | . | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Injury by Machines | 174 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Injury by other Crushing (vehicles, railways, &c.) | 175 | 19 | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Effects of Heat | 179 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...•.. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Homicide by Firearms | 182 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Fractures (cause not specified) | 185 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Violence | 186 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Total for Affections produced by External Causes | 83 | 53 | 30 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 73 | |
| XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heart Failure | 189A | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Ill-defined Causes | 189BE | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total for Ill-defined Causes | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Grand Totals | 2389 | 1175 | 1214 | 225 | 210 | 67 | 68 | 51 | 48 | 343 | 326 | 669 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 143 | 128 | 307 | 261 | 316 | 433 | 832 | 888 | 1720 | |