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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1911.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occuring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or non "Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 2,389 | 435 | 135 | 99 | 62 | 70 | 271 | 568 | 749 | 1,316 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 93 | 21 | 39 | 28 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | 54 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 25 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 18 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Lead Poisoning | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Phthisis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 155 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 46 | 12 | 236 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 19 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 29 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | 20 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 197 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 91 | 87 | 146 | |
| Bronchitis | 173 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 41 | 92 | 167 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 65 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 109 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 34 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 36 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 184 | 123 | 27 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 10 | 75 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 24 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | ... | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth | 110 | 107 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 63 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 22 | |
| Suicide | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 878 | 64 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 104 | 234 | 427 | 422 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | |
| 2,389 | 435 | 135 | 99 | 62 | 70 | 271 | 568 | 749 | 1,316 | ||