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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 1914
[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 1914.
| 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 | 2,288 | 298 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 287 | 631 | 792 | 1,344 |
| Uncertified | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Small-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Whooping-Cough | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Influenza | 31 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 189 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 87 | 62 | 8 | 245 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 34 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| Other tuberculous diseases | 44 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 253 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 113 | 116 | 180 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Meningitis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 306 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 101 | 164 | 161 | |||
| Bronchitis | 161 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 95 | 120 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 155 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 72 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 22 | |||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 81 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 71 | |||
| Appendicitis and | Typhlitis | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 79 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 43 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion including Premature Birth | 102 | 100 | 2 | 47 | |||||||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 63 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |
| Suicide | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 586 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 166 | 277 | 252 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2,289 | 298 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 287 | 632 | 792 | 1,344 | ||