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]
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90, 83, 84 and 70: so that 160 deaths occurred in the first and
fourth (or cold) quarters, and 167 in the second and third (or
warm) quarters. The deaths of males were 173, and of females
151. The ages at death were: under one year 27 (50 in 1888),
between one year and sixty years 147 (143 in 1888), and at
sixty years and upwards 153 (162 in 1888). Six inquests were
held; the cause of death in one case being apoplexy and in
the other five cases heart disease.
Summary of Causes of Death.
DISEASES. | Under 1 year. | Between 1 year and 60. | 60 and upwards | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nervous System, Diseases of (including Apoplexy and Epilepsy) | 2 | 13 | 41 | 56 |
Circulatory System, Diseases of | ... | 12 | 24 | 36 |
Respiratory System, Diseases of | 1 | 26 | 34 | 64 |
Phthisis and Tubercular Diseases | 10 | 62 | 7 | 79 |
Urinarv System, Diseases of | ... | 11 | 3 | 14 |
Digestive System, Diseases of | ... | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Diarrhœa | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Syphilis | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Cancer | ... | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Premature Birth | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
Senile Decay | ... | ... | 22 | 22 |
Asthenia | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
Infantile Paralysis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
(Edema of Glottis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Puerperal Mania | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Gout | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Privation | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Dentition | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
27 | 147 | 153 | 327 |
Outlying Public Institutions, Etc.— By virtue of an
arrangement between your Vestry and a gentleman in the office
of the Registrar-General, I receive, weekly, a return of the
deaths of Kensington parishioners occurring in public institutions
and other places outside the Parish. In Table III.
(Appendix) all such deaths, 234 in number (against 183,