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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE VIII.—continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | Sub-district. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | Kensing. ton Town. | Brompton. | |||
| VII.—DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. | |||||||||||||||
| 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 7 |
| Gun-shot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ...... | ... | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Burn, Scald | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6. | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... |
| Suffocation | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 80 | 32 | 81 | 1 |
| Otherwise | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| 2.—Homicide. | |||||||||||||||
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... |
| Murder | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ...... | 1 |
| 8.—Suicide. | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Gun-shot Wounds | ...... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ...... | ... | ...... | 4 | 1 | |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ...... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Drowning | ...... | ... | ... | ...... | 2 | ...... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... |
| Otherwise | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ..."... | ... | ...... | ... | ...... | 3 | 3 | ...... |
| 4.—Execution. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hanging | ... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ... | ...... | ...... | ... | ...... | ...... | ... | ... |
| 87 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 106 | 89 | 17 | |
| VIII.—DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ...... | ...1 | ... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 80 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84 | 84 | 72 | 12 |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Abscess | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| 81 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 103 | 89 | 14 | |