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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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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1922.
| 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 | 2,427 | 257 | 101 | 82 | 58 | 80 | 248 | 597 | 1004 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | • •• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 58 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Whooping-Cough | 27 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 34 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Influenza | 86 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 31 | 37 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | .. . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 139 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 10 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 261 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 136 | 106 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Cerebral Hœmorrbage, etc. | 93 | 4 | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 4 | 22 | 63 |
| Heart Disease | 302 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 19 | 81 | 195 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 122 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 101 |
| Bronchitis | 241 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 163 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 259 | 65 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 64 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 15 | 13 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. | 47 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 84 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 45 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 96 | 93 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| Other deaths from violence | 53 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 333 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 87 | 160 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |