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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 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: TABLE V. Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1920.

TABLE V. Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1920.

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.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 yearsand upwards.Totals— Above 5 years.
TotalMFMFMFMFMFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFTotal
I. GENERAL DISEASES.
Enteric Fever11...1................................................1.........11
Measles6231674110...141552011...1..................123
Scarlet Fever7541......1...2...3...31............1............l12
Whooping-Cough8221210962311121022.......................................
Diphtheria9A241113.........164651157...............1......5813
Influenza10462026211...215271...125755310152439
Dysentery14321.......................................1...11......213
Erysipelas1811....................................1.....................11
Pyaemia, Septicaemia20321.................................11............1...213
Pulmonary Tuberculosis28AB1356570.........1.........1112141719322113756569134
Acute Miliary Tuberculosis29B55.........1.........1...1......2.........2.........4...4
Tuberculous Meningitis301495122...1...42641.........2......1...538
Tuberculosis of Peritoneum, &c.31AB7342............1213.........111...1...134
Tuberculosis of Spinal Column32514...........................1............2...1...1145
Tuberculosis of Joints331...1................................................].........11
Tuberculosis of other Organs349632...............2...2......12......3......1437
Disseminated Tuberculosis35312....................................11............1123
Syphilis3784433............336.....................11...112
Ophthalmia Neonatorum38C2...2...1...............11...............1...............11
Cancer39-4523887151...........................2.........5164171396487151238
Other Tumours461...1................................................1.........11
Rheumatic Fever47615..............................4..................11156
Chronic Rheumatism, &c.48AB211...................................................11112
Diabetes5018612...........................1......l...1243661218
Leucocythæmia, &c.53AB211..................1...1...........................1...11
Anaemia Chlorosis5415510.......................................12272151015
Other General Diseases552...2...2...............22.......................................
Alcoholism5622......................................................2...2...2
Cocaine Poisoning57AB11..........................................1...............1...1
Total for General Diseases60426533923161751411543286171519273465801086192211307518