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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 1926

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1926

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District.1926.Death-rates in previous years.
No. of Deaths.Death-rate.1925.1924.1923.1922.1921.
England and Wales453,79511.612.212.211.612.912.1
London52,43111.411.712.111.213.412.4
The Borough2,30512.813.213.012.313.613.8
North Kensington1,22112.913.414.012.714.715.4
South Kensington1,00811.812.211.411.211.611.2
Wards.
St. Charles26610.713.712.112.312.814.6
Golborne35213.012.613.412.815.916.7
Norland34015.014.712.515.117.216.6
Pembridge26312.812.713.410.312.813.3
Holland26113.514.112.111.412.111.6
Earl's Court24013.113.814.111.414.114.6
Queen's Gate1208.59.49.29.18.16.8
Redcliffe23711.612.211.313.512.212.5
Brompton15011.510.19.29.49.79.1
Ward Unknown76..................

Table: Table showing Kensington death-rates since 1896:—

Table showing Kensington death-rates since 1896:—

Period.Death-rate per 1,000 living.
1896-190016.4
1901-190514.4
1906-191013.8
1911-191514.3
1916-192015.6
192113.8
192213.6
192312.3
192413.0
192513.2
192612.8

Table: Causes of Death.—The following list shows certain causes of death which are important in themselves or from the fact that they contributed a considerable share to the total mortality for the year:-

Causes of Death.—The following list shows certain causes of death which are important in themselves or from the fact that they contributed a considerable share to the total mortality for the year:-

Cause of Death.Number of Deaths.
Principal Zymotic (or Epidemic) Diseases110
Epidemic Influenza44
Phthisis130
Other Tuberculous Diseases30
Cancer344
Bronchitis169
Pneumonia177
Heart Diseases387
Bright's Disease43
Puerperal Fever6
Other Diseases and Accidents of Parturition3
Premature Birth22
Accidents76
Old Age108
All Other Causes656
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It will be seen that more than one-third or the deaths, or 863, were due to diseases
of the heart or the organs of respiration. Phthisis, an infectious or preventable disease,
caused 130 deaths.
The diseases described in the above list as the "principal zymotic diseases" are small-pox,
measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping-cough, enteric fever (including fever not otherwise
defined) and diarrhœa; together they were responsible for a substantial number of deaths, the
causes of which are very largely preventable.