London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: TABLE VIII.—continued.

TABLE VIII.—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Classification No.Totals— All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.Totals— Under 5 Years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.Totals— Above 5 Years.
TotalMFMFMFMFMFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFTotal
Brought forward2131992113916213639302325224191415202329261321602 93352934047689481716
XII.—OLD AGE. Old Age.154AB741856................................................11855185674
XIII.—AFFECTIONS PRODUCED BY EXTERNAL CAUSES.
Suicide by Poison155422....................................22...............224
Suicide by Hanging15733..........................................2...1.........3...3
Suicide by Drowning1581...1..........................................1...............11
Suicide by Firearms1592...2..........................................2...............22
Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments ...160812..........................................111......123
Other Acute Poisoning1651...1................................................1.........11
Conflagration1661...1..........................................1...............11
Burns1675321...1......12...3...............11.........112
Absorption ot Deleterious Gases (Overlain, etc.)16842222............224.......................................
Accidental Drowning169431...........................2.........1......1......314
Injury by Fall172231112....................................3117434111223
Injury by Machines17422....................................2.....................2...2
Injury by other Crushing (vehicles, railways, Asc.)17520155............1...1...13...1...634......214519
Injury by Animals17611................................................1.........1...1
Fractures (cause not specified)185211..........................................11.........112
Other Violence1861...1......................................................1...11
Total for Affections produced by External Causes774433321...115385...35121116737393069
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
Heart Failure189 A11......................................................1...1...1
Other Hl-defined Causes189BCD3211.....11...213.......................................
Cause not specified189F11...1...............1...1.......................................
Total for Ill-defined Causes5412......11...314........................1...1...1
Grand Totals228710581229167138403125262321954272523323114417131034331546682610341860