Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1898
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64
quarters, and 224 in the second and third or warmer quarters
of the year. The deaths included 250 of males, and 247 of
females. The ages at death were :—Under one year, 64 (as
compared with 66, 66, and 81, in the preceding three years
respectively); between one and sixty, 221 (as compared with
210, 226, and 255, in the preceding three years), and at sixty
and upwards, 212 (as compared with 166, 166, and 157, in the
preceding three years).
SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1898.
DISEASES. | Under 1 year. | Between 1 year and 60 years. | At 60 years & upwards. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nervous System, Diseases of | 1 | 18 | 17 | 36 |
Circulatory System, Diseases of | ... | 15 | 17 | 32 |
Respiratory System, Diseases of | 9 | 42 | 67 | 118 |
Digestive System, Diseases of | 1 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
Urinary System, Diseases of | ... | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Tubercular Diseases (including Marasmus) | 38 | 80 | 6 | 124 |
Cancer | ... | 13 | 13 | 26 |
Syphilis | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
Measles | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
Pertussis | 5 | 7 | ... | 12 |
Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Typhus | . . . | 1 | ... | 1 |
Diarrhcea | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
Influenza | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Erysipelas | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
Haemorrhage | ... | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cellulitis | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Lymphadenoma | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Delirium Tremens and Alcoholism | ... | 7 | ... | 7 |
Gangrene | ... | ... | 7 | 7 |
Joints and Bones, Diseases of | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 |
Asphyxia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Premature Birth | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
Senile decay | ... | ... | 58 | 58 |
Totals | 64 | 221 | 212 | 497 |