Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893
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201 deaths therefore occurred in the first half of the year, and
222 in the latter half. The deaths included 215 of males and
208 of females. The ages at death were : under one year, 84
(against 45, 71, and 77, in the preceding three years respectively)
: between one and sixty 195 (against 179, 214, and
199, in the preceding three years), and at sixty and upwards,
144 (against 170, 238, and 157, in the preceding three years).
Summary of Causes of Death.
DISEASES. | Under 1 year. | Between 1 year and 60 | At 60 and upwards. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nervous System, (including Apoplexy and Epilepsy) | 1 | 27 | 17 | 45 |
Convulsions | 6 | .. | ... | 6 |
Circulatory System, Diseases of | ... | 12 | 16 | 28 |
Respiratory System, Diseases of | 17 | 51 | 47 | 115 |
Digestive System, Diseases of | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
Urinary System, Diseases of | ... | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Tubercular (including Phthisis and Marasmus) | 30 | 60 | 1 | 91 |
Gout | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cancer | ... | 9 | 12 | 21 |
Syphilis | 11 | 6 | ... | 17 |
Lymphadenoma | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
Influenza | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Erysipelas | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Premature Birth | 6 | ... | ... | 6 |
Senile Decay | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
Abscess, Gangrene, Pernicious Anæmia (2 each) | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Joint Disease, Stomatitis, Addison's Disease, Delirium Tremens, Alcoholism 1 each) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
84 | 195 | 144 | 423 |
Four inquests were held : verdicts of death from " natural
causes " were returned in three of the cases, and a verdict
of death from heart disease in the fourth case.