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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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(compared with 72, 71, and 57 in the preceding three years respectively); between one and sixty,
225 (compared with 270, 231, and 242 in the preceding three years), and at sixty and upwards, 240
(compared with 210, 239, and 227 in the preceding three years.
SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
| DISEASES. | Under 1 year. | Between 1 year and 60 years. | At 60 years and upwards. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous System, Diseases of | 6 | 20 | 32 | 58 |
| Circulatory System, Diseases of | — | 38 | 74 | 112 |
| Respiratory System, Diseases of | 5 | 38 | 61 | 104 |
| Digestive System, Diseases of | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| Urinary and Generative Systems, Diseases of | — | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Tubercular Diseases (including Marasmus) | 10 | 70 | 12 | 92 |
| Cancer | — | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| Gangrene | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Various other Diseases | 37 | 15 | 20 | 72 |
| 73 | 225 | 240 | 538 |
Ten inquests were held: in each of two cases a verdict of "natural death" was returned;
seven deaths were caused by accidents, and one by suicide.
Outlying Public Institutions.—The deaths of parishioners at public institutions, etc., without the borough, which in the preceding three years had numbered 324, 349, and 351, respectively, were 354 in 1908. All of these deaths are included in the borough statistics. The deaths occurred at the several institutions as follows:—
| St. Mary's Hospital | 67 | Friedenheim Hospital | 2 |
| St. George's Hospital | 82 | Home for Sick Children, Sydenham | 2 |
| West London Hospital | 21 | St. Joseph's Hospice. Hackney | 1 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 5 | Clapham Maternity Home | 1 |
| London Hospital | 5 | St. Thomas's Home | 1 |
| University College Hospital | 5 | British Home and Hospital for | |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 4 | Incurables, Norwood | 1 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 3 | H.M. Prison, Wormwood Scrubbs | 2 |
| King's College Hospital | 2 | H.M. Prison, Brixton | 1 |
| Guy's Hospital | 1 | H.M. Prison, Holloway | 1 |
| Westminster Hospital | 1 | Hampstead Workhouse | 1 |
| Western Hospital | 32 | Holborn Workhouse | 1 |
| London Fever Hospital | 2 | Paddington Workhouse | 1 |
| Cancer Hospital, Chelsea | 2 | Hammersmith Infirmary | 3 |
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital | 2 | Paddington Infirmary | 2 |
| Children's Hospital, Paddington | 8 | Banstead Asylum | 18 |
| Victoria Hospital for Children | 5 | Hanwell Asylum | 14 |
| Infants Hospital, Vincent Square | 1 | Horton Asylum | 10 |
| Children's Hospital, Great Ormonde | Long Grove Asylum | 6 | |
| Street | 2 | Manor Asylum | 4 |
| German Hospital | 2 | Leavesden Asylum | 4 |
| French Hospital, Shaftesbury Avenue | 1 | Cane Hill Asylum | 3 |
| Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth | 3 | Colney Hatch Asylum | 3 |
| National Hospital, Queen Square | 2 | Darenth Asylum | 3 |
| Heart Hospital, Soho | 2 | Caterham Asylum | 2 |
| Evelina Hospital | 1 | Belmont Asylum | 2 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 1 | Tooting Bee Asylum | 2 |
| Home Hospital, Fitzroy Square | 1 | Dartford Heath Asylum | 1 |
| St. Peter's Hospital | 1 | Camberwell House Asylum | 6 |
| Samaritan Free Hospital | 1 | Peckham House Asylum | 3 |
| Seaman's Hospital, Greenwich | 1 | Herts County Asylum | 1 |
| Central London Throat and Ear | Epileptic Colony, Epsom | 1 | |
| Hospital | 1 | ||
| Sc. Joseph's Hospital, Chiswick | 1 | 322 | |
| West End Hospital, St. Marylebone | 1 |