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, 1897
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| causes of death. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total All Ages. | su b- district | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. 1 | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. ' | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | |||
| V.- DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASE. | |||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 66 | 50 | 16 |
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Old age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 56 | 30 | ... | 105 | 87 | 18 |
| 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 56 | 30 | 82 | 187 | 152 | 35 | |
| VI.— LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| 1.- Diseases of nervous system Inflaimnation of Brain or Membranes | 11 | 13 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 24 | 34 | 28 | 640 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of the Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 136 | 96 | 5 | |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 2 | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... |
| Convulsions | 31 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| I aryngisnms Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 27 | 22 | ... | |||||||
| 2.-—Diseases oF Organs oi Special Sense. (e.?., of Eye, Kar, Nose.) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| s.—diskasks of circulatory system. | |||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 i | 2 | 1 | z 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| Acute Endocarditis | 2 | i | Q | 12 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 11 | |||||||
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 2 | 3 | 3 | ;> | O | o | 1 4 9 | I | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Heart | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 i | 37 | 31 | 21 | I 1 Z 5 | IvO 3 | |||||
| Aneurism | 4 | j | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | •• | 1 | 1 | 1 | •4 | ||||||||||
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs. Laryngitis | 2 | 4 | 1 | i | 1 | 9 5 | 7 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Croup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
| Emphysema, Asthma | •" | i n | oo | 9 ft | 54 | 31 | 10 | 126 | 293 | 259 | 34 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 52 | 3 | y | LvJ | $ | 41 | 130 | 120 | 10 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 q | o | ■i I 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 1 | O | 5 | 1 | I 11 | 32 | 23 | 9 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5.—Diseases ok Digestive System. | |||||||||||||||
| Dentition | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | o | |||||||||
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | |||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 99 | ||||
| Enteritis | 44 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 70 | so | 4 1 Q | |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | / u 26 | lo e | ||
| Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 4 | _ i i 1 | 0 q | ||||
| Ascites | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | i ^9 | 1 OA | ;• | |||||
| Jaundice, and other Diseases of the Liver | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 1 | i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | o | |||||
| 6.—Diseases of Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7.—Diseases of Gland-i.ike Organs of Uncertain Use. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8.—Diseases of Urinary System. Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | y | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 ft | |||
| liright's Disease, Albuminuria | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | io 17 | 4 10 | |||||||
| 1 )isease of Bladder or of Prostate | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | a | o | |||||||||
| 9.—Diseases of Reproductive System. a. Of Organs of Generation. | |||||||||||||||
| Male Urgans | ••• | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Female Organs | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9. | 7 | ||||||||||
| b. Of Parturition. | |||||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Puerperal Convulsions | |||||||||||||||
| Placenta Prsevia, Elooding | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other Accidents of Childbirth | 3 | 2 | 1 | ft | ft | •• | |||||||||
| 10.—Diseases of Bones and Ioints. | |||||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Arthritis, Ostistis, Periostitis | 1 | ** 1 | 1 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | 2 | 1 3 | 1 3 | |||||||||||
| 11.—Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||||
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 226 | 134 | 39 | 41 | 63 | 120 | 136 | 174 | 210 | 128 | 28 | 360 | 1299 | 1045 | 254 | |