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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 XIV.—Causes of Death, 1913.
| Cause of Death. | Bangor Street. | Crescent Street. | Keoley Street. | Portland Road | St. Katberine's Road. | Sirdar Road. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Syphilis | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Heart Diseases | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 23 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bright's Disease | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Cancer | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Senile Decay | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Premature Birth | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Accident | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Suicide | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other Causes | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 41 | 26 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 173 |
TABLE XV.—Legitimate and Illegitimate Births in 1913 per 1,000 Females aged 15-45
| Married Females, aged 15-45 | 814 |
| Unmarried and Widowed Females, aged 15-45 | 532 |
| Legitimate Births per 1,000 Married Females | 233 |
| Illegitimate Births per 1,000 Unmarried and Widowed | 36 |