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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Shewing the number of Deaths at all ages in 1885 from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Deaths from all causes; also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1,000 Births and to 1,000 Deaths from all causes under one year.
| Division I. (Adults). | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population at all ages. | Deaths per 1,000 of Total Deaths, at all ages. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Principal Zymotic Diseases | 361 | 2.1 | 130 |
| 2. Pulmonary Diseases | 613 | 3.5 | 221 |
| 3. Principal Tubercular Diseases | 362 | 2.1 | 130 |
| Division II. (Infants under One Year). | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Births. | Deaths per 1,000 of Total Deaths under One Year. |
| 4. Wasting Diseases | 159 | 39 | 243 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases | 95 | 23 | 145 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping-cough,
Typhus Fever, Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever, Simple Continued Fever,
and Diarrhoea. Thirty-seven of the deaths occurred in Hospitals outside the
Parish.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Debility, Atrophy, Inanition, Want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.
(In Table III. Hydrocephalus, and Infantile Meningitis are classified with
tubercular diseases, Convulsions with diseases of the nervous system,
and Teething with diseases of the digestive system).