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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 1904
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition of the Royal Borough of Kensington, etc., etc., for the year 1904
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TABLE VIII.—continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age | Grand Total all Ages. | Sub-district. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | Kensing ton Town. | Brompton. | |||
| Brought forward | 31 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 53 | 68 | 43 | 3 | 39 | 326 | 243 | 83 |
| LOCAL DISEASES.—continued. | |||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Blood Vessels. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 62 | 21 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | ... | 41 | 33 | 8 | |
| Aneurysm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Senile Gangrene | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis (not Cerebral) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Phlebitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Varicose Veins | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Blood Vessels, Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Membranous Laryngitis (not Diphtheritic) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Larynx, Other Diseases (not specified) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 60 | 50 | 13 | 59 | 256 | 217 | 39 |
| Lobar, Croupous-Pneumonia | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Broncho, Cotarrhal, Lobular Pneumonia | 28 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | l | 7 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 94 | 76 | 18 |
| 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 95 | 81 | 14 | |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Fibroid Disease of Lung | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Respiratory Diseases, Other | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Diseases of Digestive System. | |||||||||||||||
| Tonsillitis, Quinsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Mouth, Pharynx, Disease (not Specific) | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Gastric Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | |
| Stomach, Other Diseases (not malignant) | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Enteritis (not epidemic) | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | ... | |
| Appendicitis, Perityphlitis | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Hernia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3| | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Diseases of Digestive System.—continued. | |||||||||||||||
| Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Peritonitis (not Puerperal) | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | ... | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 31 | 23 | 8 |
| Liver and Gall Bladder, Other Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Digestive System, Other Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lymphatic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Spleen Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lymphatic System, Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Thyroid Body Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Supra-Renal Capsules Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Urinary System. | |||||||||||||||
| Nephritis, Acute | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Chronic Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ... | 59 | 45 | 14 |
| Calculus (not Biliary) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bladder and Prostate Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... |
| Urinary System, Other Diseases | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Diseases of Generative System. | |||||||||||||||
| Ovarian Tumour (not Malignant) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Ovary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uterine Tumour (not Malignant) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Uterus and Vagina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disorders of Menstruation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Generative and Mam. Organs, Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Accidents of Childbirth. | |||||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Mania | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Accidents of Pregnancy and Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Joint Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Arthritis, Periostitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Locomotor System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • •• |
| Carried forward | 145 | 96 | 20 | 31 | 60 | 106 | 162 | 200 | 254 | 167 | 46 | 241 | 1287 | 1013 | 274 |
Continued.