Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1915 page 7

Kensington 1915

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1915

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Table: The difference between the infantile death-rates recorded in the various districts of the Borough is very marked, as will be seen from the following figures:—

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The difference between the infantile death-rates recorded in the various districts of the Borough is very marked, as will be seen from the following figures:—

District.	Deaths under one year.	Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births.
North Kensington	294	136
South Kensington	71	78
St. Charles	82	144
Golborne	98	132
Norland	91	165
Pembridge	23	76
Holland	23	106
Earl's Court	18	80
Queen's Gate	8	66
Redcliffe	14	64
Brompton	8	66
The Borough	365	119

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The figures in the second column of the Table show that the infantile death-rate in North
Kensington was 58 in excess of that in South Kensington. The mortality in the Norland district,
which contains Notting Dale, was equivalent to 105 deaths per 1,000 births.

Table: Causes of Infantile Mortality.—ln the following Table the deaths occurring in infants under the age of 12 months during the year 1915 and the two preceding years have been classified according to the nature of the disease which was in each case certified as the cause of death.

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Causes of Infantile Mortality.—ln the following Table the deaths occurring in infants under the age of 12 months during the year 1915 and the two preceding years have been classified according to the nature of the disease which was in each case certified as the cause of death.

Cause of Death.	Number of Deaths.
Cause of Death.	1913	1914	1915
Common infectious diseases	28	11	34
Diarrhœa (including enteritis, etc.)	62	47	50
Premature birth	55	47	38
Congenital defects (including injury at birth and atelectasis)	22	15	20
I Wasting and debility	45	47	42
Tuberculous diseases	15	30	23
Syphilis	13	19	7
Bronchitis and pneumonia	79	37	88
Overlaying	6	5	1
Other causes	46	40	62
	371	298	365

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Illegitimacy. deaths occurred among illegitimate infants. The illegitimate
births numbered 136. The mortality among the illegitimate was accordingly equivalent to a rate of
346 deaths per 1,000 births, as compared with a rate of 108 among those born in wedlock.

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Kensington 1915

Table: The difference between the infantile death-rates recorded in the various districts of the Borough is very marked, as will be seen from the following figures:—

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Table: Causes of Infantile Mortality.—ln the following Table the deaths occurring in infants under the age of 12 months during the year 1915 and the two preceding years have been classified according to the nature of the disease which was in each case certified as the cause of death.

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