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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE IN KENSINGTON DURING 1922.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total 4 weeks. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total Infant Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Common Infectious Diseases (Measles 15) (Whooping Cough 8) (Diphtheria 4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| 12. Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. Pneumonia and Bronchitis | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 81 |
| 4. Enteritis | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 5. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6. Complications of Birth (Injury 3) (Atelectasis 5) | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 7. Congenital Malformation | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 8. Premature Birth | 32 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 |
| 9. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 33 |
| 10. Other Diseases (Meningitis 2) (Convulsions 1) (Rickets 1) (Overlaying 1) (Other Conditions 14) | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Totals | 70 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 105 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 43 | 257 |
| Death-rate in each age period per 1,000 births | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 82 |
| Percentage of total infant deaths occurring in each age period | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | — |
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE PER 1,000 BIRTHS IN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSES.
As pneumonia, bronchitis and enteritis were responsible for a large proportion of the infant
deaths in 1922, it will be interesting to see how the rates for these diseases vary in accordance with
the types of houses occupied by the families in which the deaths occurred.
In the following table, a dwelling occupied by one family only, or which has been converted
into self-contained flats or maisonettes, is classed as a "private house." The number of these in
the Borough is approximately 19,250,