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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 causes of death may be grouped as follows:—
| Under one year. | Between one year and sixty. | Sixty and upwards. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous System, Diseases of | 4 | 16 | 23 | 43 |
| Circulation, Organs of „ | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Respiration, „ „ | 2 | 18 | 24 | 44 |
| Abdominal Viscera „ | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Rheumatism | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pyaemia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dropsy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cancer | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Mortification | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Scrofula | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Phthisis | 0 | 40 | 4 | 44 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Abortion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lupus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Age | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | 115 | 88 | 236 |
The Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest.
—The deaths at this institution were 103—males 58, and females,
45; 23, 22, 29, and 29 in the four quarters respectively; 52 in
the winter, and 51 in the summer, half of the year. The ages at
death were:—under 20 years (youngest 13), 14; between 20 and
40, 76; between 40 and upwards (oldest 57), 13. Four of the deaths
were of parishioners. Fifty-six of the deceased had previously