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 1895
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equal to 16.0 per cent, on total deaths. The quarterly numbers
were 152, 92, 95, and 103 ; 255 deaths, therefore, occurred in
the first and fourth, or colder quarters, and 187 in the second
and third or warmer quarters of the year. The deaths included
217 of males, and 225 of females. The ages at death were:
under one year 66, (compared with 77, 84, and 91, in the preceding
three years respectively); between one and sixty, 210
(compared with 199,195, and 172, in the preceding three years),
and at sixty and upwards, 166 (compared with 157, 144, and
177, in the preceding three years).
SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATHS.
DISEASES. 1 | Under 1 year | Between 1 year and 60 years. | At 60 and upwards. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nervous System, Diseases of | ... | 12 | 20 | 32 |
Convulsions | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
Circulatory System, Diseases of | 1 | 16 | 10 | 27 |
Respiratory System. Diseases of | 14 | 51 | 57 | 122 |
Digestive System, Diseases of | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Urinary System. Diseases of | ... | 11 | 6 | 17 |
Tubercular Diseases (including Marasmus) | 23 | 81 | 11 | 115 |
Syphilis | 6 | 2 | ... | 8 |
Cancer | ... | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Measles | 7 | 12 | ... | 19 |
Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Erysipelas | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Whooping-Cough | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Influenza | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Dermatitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Haemorrhage | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Tetanus | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Gangrene | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
Premature Birth | 6 | ... | ... | 6 |
Disease of Bone | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Senile Decay | ... | ... | 32 | 32 |
66 | 210 | 166 | 442 |