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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 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: KENSINGTON PARISH . DISEASES AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1861.

KENSINGTON PARISH . DISEASES AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1861.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 20 Years.20 & under 4040 & undo 6060 under 8080 & upwardsTotal of all AgesCAUSES OF DEATH.Under 20 Years.20 & under 4040 & under 6060 & under 8080 & upwardTotal of all Ages
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Class i.—Order i.
1 Small Pox........................Small Pox............05 Ulceration of Intestino......................Ulc. Intest............0
2 Measles1.....................Measles............16 Hernia......................Ilernia1...1...2
3 Scarlatina1435321...Scarlatina............207 Ileus.............Ileus............0
4 Quinsy........................Quinsy............08 Intussusception1....................Intussus............1
5 Croup..................Croup............39 Stricture of Intestines...........Strict. Intes............0
6 Whooping Cough12...............Wh. Cough............310 Fistula.....................Fistula............0
7 Typhus.....................Typhus............011 Stomach D., &c.1..................StomachD.2115
8 Erysipelas........................Erysipelas.........012 Pancreas D., &c........................Pancreas D.............0
9 Metria........................Metria............0Hepatitis...........Hepatitis.....1...1
10 Carbuncle........................Carbuncle............014 Jaundice.......................Jaundice.........0
11 Influenza........................Influenza.........085 Liver D., &c....................Liver D....26...7
12 Dysentery........................Dysentery............016 Spleen D., &c....................Spleen D.............0
13 Diarrhœa4..................Diarrhœa1.........7Order v.
14 Cholera.....................Cholera............01 Nephritis.................Nephritis............0
15 Ague........................Ague............02 Ischuria.................Ischuria............0
16 Fever21...2...2...1Fever2...1...113 Nephria.......................Nephria.........0
17 Rheumatism........................Rheumatism............64 Diabetes.....................Diabates............0
Order ii.5 Stone.................Stone............0
1 Syphilis1.....................Syphilis............16 Cystitis..............•......Cystitis............0
2 Stricture of Urethra........................Strict. Urct............07 Kidney D., &c...................Kidney D.............0
3 Hydrophobia........................Hydrophobia............0Order vi.
4 Glanders........................Glanders............01 Ovarian Dropsy............. ........Ovar. Drop...1......1
Order iii.2 Uterus d., &c.......................Uterus D............0
1 Privation........................Privation............0Order vii.
2 Want of Breast milk........................Wt. of Milk............01 Arthritis..................Arthiritis............0
3 Purpura and Scurvy........................Purpura...........02 Joint D., &c.......................Joint D....1......1
4 Alchohola. Del. Trem.....................A. Del. Tr.............0Order viii.
b. Intemp.....................Intern.............01 Phlegmon....................Phlegmon......1...1
Order iv.2 Ulcer.......................Ulcer............0
1 Thrush........................Thrush............03 Skin D., &c.....................Skin D............0
2 Worms.......................Worms...........0Class iv.—Order i.
Class ii.—Order i.1 Premature Birth6...................Prem Birth............6
1 Gout........................Gout...1......12 Cyanosis.......................Cyanosis.............0
2 Dropsy........................Dropsy......333 Spina Bifida.......................Spina Bifid............0
3 Cancer.....................••Cancer553...134 Other malformations....................Oth. Malf.............0
4 Nonea...............••Noma............05 Teething1...................Teeth...••...1
5 Mortification........................Mortif...••1...1Order ii.
Order ii.1 Paramenia.....................Paramen.............0
1 Scorofula11...............Scorfula............22 Childbirth....................Childbirth...••......0
2 Tabes Mesenteric32..................Tabes Mes...1......6Order ii.
3 PhthisisI............24Phthisis4681...571 Old Age........................Old Age......9817
4 Hydrocephalus1...21............Hydceph............4Order IV.
1 ClassIII.—Order i.1 Antro. and Deb41...........Atro. Deb.12...8
1 Cephalitis1.....................Cephalitis...........1Class v.—Order i.
2 Apoplexy........................Apoplexy...41...5Accident or Negligence
3 Paralysis........................Paralysis...13151 Fract. and Cont.......................Fract. Con1.........1
4 Insanity........................Insanity.........02 Gun-shot......................Gun-shot W.............0
5 Chorea........................Chorea..........03 Cut, Stab.....................Cut, Stab............0
6 Epilepsy........................Epilepsy.........24 Burns and Scalds......................Burns, &c.........0
7 Convulsions72.................Convulsions...1......105 Poison.............Poison............0
8 Brain D., &c.2............1......Brain D5.......86 Drowning......................Drowning.............0
Order ii.7 Suffocation......................Suffocation.........0
1 Pericarditis.....................Pericarditis1.........28 Otherwise......................Otherwise.2...1...3
2 Aneurism........................Aneurism............0Order iii.*—(Homicide.)
3 Heart D., &c...................Heart D147...121 Mur. and Mans......................Mur. & Man.............0
OrderIII.Order iv.—(Suicide.)
1 Laryngitis........................Laryngitis.........01 Gun-shot W............. ........Gun-shot W.............0
2 Bronchitis342...11......Bronchitis239...252 Cut, Stab......................Cut, Stab............0
3 Pleurisy........................Pleurisy...11...23 Poison........................Poison...............0
4 Pneumonia5224............Pneumon...12...164 Drowning........................Drowning............0
5 Asthma.......................Asthma2.........25 Hanging...................Hanging...........0
6Lung D., &c.211...............Lung D...12...76 Otherwise......................Otherwise...••......0
Order iv.Order v.—(Execution.)
1 Gastritis...1.........1......Gastritis............2Hanging......................Hanging............0
2 Enteritis........................Enteritis............0Other Viol. Deaths (not classd.)......................Oth. Viol............0
3 Peritonitis........................Peritonitis...1......1Sudden Deaths (Cause unastd.......................Sud. Deaths............0
4 Ascites........................Ascites............0Cause not specified or ill-defined2...1.............Not Spec1.........4

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* Order II., comprising Violent Deaths in Battle is omitted, as inapplicable to the civil population.