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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: TABLE VIII.Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1914.

TABLE VIII.

Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1914.

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
I. GENERAL DISEASES.
Enteric Fever11...1....................................1.....................11
Measles615963...23439615.......................................
Scarlet Fever7178911212254935........................358
Whooping-Cough871612...3......156...1...........................11
Croup91...1...............1...11.......................................
Diphtheria9A1358111...345510...2.........1...............33
Influenza10311120......1.........1...1......3...3324213102030
Dysentery14514..........................................211...1145
Erysipelas184...4...1...............11...............1...2.........33
Other epidemic diseases1922...2...............2...2.......................................
Pyæmia, septicæmia20954.................................112122......549
Tetanus241...1..........................................1...............11
Actinomycosis251...1...........................................1...............11
Pulmonary Tuberculosis28AB1839588............3...3...3121310454232293...9288180
Acute Miliary Tuberculosis29B6331.........1...2...2.........111...1......134
Tuberculous Meningitis3034161865125...1292145...1...1...2......4913
Tuberculosis of Peritoneum, &c.31AB29171297121...11920...131211.........639
Tuberculosis of Spinal Column32312..............................21.....................123
Tuberculosis of other organs343121...............1...1...1.........1...............22
Disseminated Tuberculosis35954...1...11...123211......1l.........426
Rickets362111...............1...1.....................1.........11
Syphilis37291217811211...111223...............113...1156
Cancer39-45253891641...1...1...3...31...3...5123677417586164250
Other tumours46312............1...1...1.....................1...1...22
Rheumatic Fever478...8..............................2.........3...3.........88
Chronic Rheumatism, &c.48AB413..........................................11...2134
Gout48C55...................................................5...5...5
Diabetes501679..............................1......234247916
Exophthalmic goitre512...2....................................1......1.........22
Leueoeythæmia, &c.53AB633..............................l2......l2......336
Carried forward70229940335291113231269541231124271658738113453102230349579