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Kensington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE 1Y.
| Causes of death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 98 | 26 | 68 | 4 | — | — | — | 93 | 5 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | I | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | 85 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 39 | 42 | 60 | 25 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 27 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | 21 |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | —' | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 104 | 79 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 98 | 6 | 9 | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Enteritis | 51 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 9 | 11 |
| Other continued Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 |
| Other septic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 37 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 8 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 210 | — | 3 | 4 | 21 | 176 | 6 | 177 | 33 | 93 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 59 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 20 |
| Alcoholism | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
| Cancer | 152 | — | — | — | 2 | 91 | 59 | 105 | 47 | 48 |
| Premature Birth | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 10 | 9 |
| Developmental Diseases | 140 | 127 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 120 | 20 | 33 |
| Old Age | 98 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 96 | 88 | 10 | 47 |
| Meningitis | 24 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 60 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 21 | 7 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 222 | 64 | 15 | 3 | — | 48 | 92 | 185 | 37 | 65 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 53 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 33 | 48 | 5 | 13 |
| Lobar (croupous) Pneumonia | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Lobular (broncho) Pneumonia | 95 | 45 | 26 | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 77 | 18 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 8 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 25 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 52 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 10 |
| Tumours and other affections of Female Genital Organs | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 19 | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 88 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 76 | 12 | 25 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 16 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| All other causes | 745 | 84 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 354 | 259 | 571 | 174 | 269 |
| 2,698 | 641 | 236 | 77 | 85 | 956 | 703 | 2,193 | 505 | 764 | |
Note.—The deaths of residents occurring without the Borough are included in this Table,
and the deaths of non-residents recorded in the Borough are excluded. (See note on Table I. as to
meaning of terms "resident" and " non-resident.")
Deaths of residents occurring in public institutions, are allotted to the respective sub-districts
according to the addresses of the deceased as given by the registrars, and, in addition, are classified
under the heading Public Institutions.