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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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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 Five 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 Five Years | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | ||
| Brought forward | 1745 | 804 | 941 | 86 | 74 | 49 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 188 | 166 | 354 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 126 | 106 | 237 | 226 | 219 | 393 | 616 | 775 | 1391 | |
| DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - continued. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Pharynx | 100 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of (Esophagus | 101 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Perforating Ulcer of Stomach | 102 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Inflammation of Stomach | 103A | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of the Stomach | 103B | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 104 & 105AH | 108 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 29 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 37 | 81 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Appendicitis | 108 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Hernia | 109A | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Intestinal Obstruction | 109B | 13 | 2 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Other Diseases of the Intestines | 110 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver, &c. | 113AC | 32 | 15 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | l5 | 17 | 32 |
| Biliary Calculi | 114 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver | 115 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Diseases of the Spleen | 116 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Peritonitis (cause unstated) | 117 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Total for Diseases of the Digestive System | 235 | 114 | 121 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 43 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 61 | 78 | 139 | |
| VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Nephritis | 119 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Bright's Disease, &c. | 120AB | 73 | 36 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| Other Diseases of the Kidney | 122AD | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Calculi of the Urinary Passage | 123 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of the Bladder | 124 | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Diseases of the Urethra | 125 AB | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of the Prostate | 126 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Uterine Hæmorrhage | 128 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Uterine Tumour | 129 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Total for non-Venereal Diseases of the Genito Urinary System and Annexa | 106 | 57 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 57 | 49 | 106 | |
| Carried forward | 2083 | 972 | 1111 | 125 | 108 | 61 | 67 | 55 | 34 | 241 | 209 | 450 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 144 | 128 | 275 | 270 | 267 | 447 | 731 | 902 | 1633 | |