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Kensington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE III.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of" Residents " whether occurring 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 | 2,409 | 371 | 132 | 90 | 52 | 68 | 295 | 581 | 820 | 1,215 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Enteric Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 82 | 17 | 29 | 88 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | • • • | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | 29 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 7 | . . . | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Influenza | 52 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 29 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | I | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 189 | 8 | 1 | ... | 8 | 17 | 86 | 63 | 11 | 228 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases ... | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease ... | 189 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 86 | 82 | 149 | |
| Rheumatic Fever ... | 5 | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis ... | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 266 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 84 | 78 | 148 | 150 | |
| Bronchitis ... | 219 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 118 | 155 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 196 | 58 | 85 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 84 | 78 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 55 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 24 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 108 | 62 | 19 | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 43 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 17 | 8 | 10 | |
| Alcoholism | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 79 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 36 | 32 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth | 118 | 116 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | |
| Violeut Deaths, excluding Suicide | 57 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 20 | |
| Suicide | 17 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 582 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 150 | 288 | 288 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | |
| 2,409 | 871 | 132 | 90 | 52 | 68 | 295 | 581 | 820 | 1,215 | ||