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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 1918
[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 1918.
| Causes of Death | •Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of" Residents " whether occurring within or without 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 | 2,751 | 224 | 107 | 122 | Ill | 167 | 474 | 621 | 925 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 14 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | 36 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 11 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Influenza | 336 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 143 | 58 | 41 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 203 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 39 | 80 | 61 | 10 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 18 | ... | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 206 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 100 | 90 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Meningitis | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 218 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 26 | 61 | 122 | |
| Bronchitis | 278 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 164 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 416 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 25 | 36 | 90 | 65 | 68 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 33 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 57 | 36 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 67 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 31 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth | 75 | 73 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 66 | 5 | ... | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 21 | |
| Suicide | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 1 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 590 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 138 | 342 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 2,751 | 224 | 107 | 122 | 111 | 167 | 474 | 621 | 925 | ||