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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 1916
Annual report (abridged) of the Medical Officer of Health 1916
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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.
| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| All causes | Certified | 2,337 | 258 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 68 | 280 | 583 | 97C |
| Uncertified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | 12 | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 17 | 40 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 186 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 28 | 85 | 52 | 9 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 33 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 229 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 22 | 100 | 105 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | 30 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 360 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 23 | 100 | 226 | |
| Bronchitis | 198 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 127 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 193 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 49 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 31 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 55 | 32 | 8 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 6 | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 74 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 33 | 35 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth | 109 | 106 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 82 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |
| Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 579 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 142 | 328 | |
| Diseaaes ill-defined or unknown | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| 2,337 | 258 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 68 | 280 | 583 | 970 | ||