Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Causes of death at different periods of life in 1941.
Cause of death | Allages | Under 1 year | 1 yearand under 5 | 5 years and under 45 | 45 years and over. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerebro-spinal fever | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Diphtheria. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Phthisis | 84 | 2 | - | 52 | 30 |
Other forms of tuber culosis | 19 | - | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Syphilis | 24 | — | - | 1 | 23 |
Influenza | 22 | — | - | 1 | 21 |
Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | - |
Whooping Cough | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Cancer (all forms) | 227 | — | — | 24 | 203 |
Diabetes | 17 | - | - | 5 | 12 |
Intereranial vascular | 135 | - | - | 1 | 134 |
Heart disease | 398 | - | - | 13 | 385 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 60 | - | - | 3 | 57 |
Bronchitis | 96 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 88 |
Pneumonia | 120 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 95 |
Other respiratory diseases | 16 | - | - | 2 | 14 |
Ulcers of stomach | 19 | — | - | 1 | 18 |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years ) | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | — |
Appendicitis | 7 | - | — | 2 | 5 |
Other digestive diseases | 51 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
Nephritis | 48 | — | — | 10 | 38 |
Puerperal sepsis | 1 | — | - | 1 | — |
Other maternal causes | 1 | - | - | 1 | — |
Premature birth | 16 | 16 | - | - | - |
Infantile diseases | 21 | 16 | 2 | - | 3 |
Suicide | 14 | — | - | 3 | 11 |
Road traffic accidents | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Other traffic accidents | 113 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 69 |
All other causes | 121 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 101 |
TOTALS | 1664 | 67 | 26 | 206 | 1365 |
PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Bacteriological work.
The work performed during the year was as follows:-
Disease suspected | Examinations | Positive | |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 790 | 40 | |
Tuberculosis | 654 | 43 | |
Paratyphoid fever (faeces) | 23 | 3 | |
Dysentery (Sonne) (faeces) | 29 | 4 | |
The following examinations were also carried out:- | |||
Milk, general test | 84 | ||
Milk for tubercle bacilli | 18 (1 positive) | ||
WAter from wells, etc. | 26 | ||
Miscellaneous | 1 |