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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 1899
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1899
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TABLE IV. Showing the number of Deaths at all ages, in 1899, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes : also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age, from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.
| Division I. (At all Ages). | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Population | Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Principal Zymotic Diseases | 259 | 1.5 | 86 |
| 2. Pulmonary Diseases | 672 | 3.9 | 222 |
| 3. Principal Tubercular Diseases | 319 | 1.9 | 106 |
| Division II. (Infants under one year). | Total Deaths. | Deaths, per 1ooo of Births. | Deaths, per 1ooo of Total Deaths under one year. |
| 4. Wasting Diseases | 163 | 45.4 | 254 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases | 56 | 15.6 | 87 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping-cough,
Typhus Fever, Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever, Simple Continued Fever,
and Diarrhœa. Sixty of the deaths occurred in Hospitals
without 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).