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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE V. (A.)
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
(See page 55.)
| Cause of Death. | January. | February. | Mjirch. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Measles | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ...... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Whooping-cough | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 81 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | 21 |
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastroenteritis | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 |
| Gastritis, Gastro-Intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 67 |
| Congenital defects | 8 | ... | 2 | ...... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Want of breast milk | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 51 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesen-terica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ...... | 10 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ...... | 1 | 18 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 49 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 68 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10* |
| Other causes | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
| 66 | 46 | 38 | 81 | 38 | 20 | 28 | 46 | 27 | 88 | 87 | 23 | 433 |
* There were other ten violent deaths.