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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 1920
[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 1920.
| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of" Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllAges. | 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 | 2,193 | 325 | 57 | 50 | 57 | 96 | 245 | 496 | 867 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 23 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | l | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping-Cough | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 24 | ... | 1 | 10 | 12 | ... | ... | l | ... | |
| Influenza | 46 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 135 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 31 | 51 | 37 | 12 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 238 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 21 | 112 | 103 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Meningitis | 12 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ||
| Organic Heart Disease | 280 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 22 | 78 | 173 | |
| Bronchitis | 162 | 16 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 33 | 101 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 192 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 54 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 81 | 64 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 32 | 38 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth | 117 | 112 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 61 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| Suicide | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 587 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 123 | 333 | ||
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2,193 | 325 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 245 | 496 | 867 | |||