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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 1895
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1895
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CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES
| No of Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|
| Order I. Miasmatic Diseases | 319 | |
| 2.Diarrhcœl „ | 118 | |
| 3. Malarial „ | 1 | |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | ... | |
| 5. Venereal „ | 21 | |
| 6. Septic „ | 18 | |
| 477 | ||
| II. PARASITIC DISEASES | ... | 2 |
| III. DIETETIC DISEASES | ... | 14 |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL, DISEASES | ... | 532 |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | ... | 182 |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES— | ||
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 248 | |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | ... | |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 196 | |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 574 | |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 198 | |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | |
| 7. Diseases of Glandlike Organs of uncertain use | 3 | |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 77 | |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System— | ||
| a. Diseases of Organs of Generation | 7 | |
| b. Diseases of Parturition | 6 | |
| 10. Diseases of Locomotive System | 3 | |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 7 | |
| 1319 | ||
| VII. VIOLENCE— | ||
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 66 | |
| 2. Battle | ... | |
| 3. Homicide | 2 | |
| 4. Suicide | 16 | |
| 5. Execution | ... | |
| 84 | ||
| VIII. ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES | ... | 138 |
| Total | 2748 | |
Note.—The form for table " A," on page 45, has been
prepared by the Local Government Board in order that a
" tabular statement of mortality should be made in all districts
on a uniform plan," and the table is required to be appended
to the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.