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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 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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The subjoined summary of the "causes of death" shows the number of deaths in 13 groups, according to age at death,
and the number of deaths resulting from the diseases in each "class," according to the Registrar General's classification.—
(For details, vide Table III., Appendix.)

Table: DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1880. (Exclusive of the Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital.)

DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1880. (Exclusive of the Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital.)

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total deaths under Five.Grand Totalsub-districts.
Under 1.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.KensingtonTown.Brompton.
(classes) I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES195105985822161413121452139855547283
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES8146403653728364513384...167571461110
III. LOCAL „2421008227233910012116921113723...42412741023251
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL183135...3651284015320128424044
V. VIOLENT DEATHS14643686521......2055469
CAUSES NOT SPECIFIED OR ILL-DEFINED423......1...1221......91616...
719266234125104140210206241270192444121927552258497