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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: TABLE V.Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1922.

TABLE V.Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1922.

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 years45 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.Totals— Above 5 years.
TotalMFMFMFMFMFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFTotal
I. GENERAL DISEASES.
Enteric Fever12...2..............................1.........1...............22
Measles658382010514711735195431........................314
Scarlet Fever7633......1......111221.........1............224
Whooping-Cough82791835393391726...1...........................11
Diphtheria9A3417173124910141529121.........1.........325
Influenza10863056.........1...1...22.........16914171027305184
Dysentery144...4..........................................1...2...1...44
Erysipelas181...1................................................1.........11
Parotitis1911...1...............1...1.......................................
Pyæmia, Septicæmia207l6..............................1......13...2......167 •
Actinomycosis251...1..........................................1...............11
Pulmonary Tuberculosis28 A B1397267...........................31141621243020467267139
Acute Miliary Tuberculosis29B3...3...............1...11...1...1.....................22
Tuberculous Meningitis301248121312371011........................112
Tuberculosis of Peritoneum, &c.31AB624...........................1............113......246
Tuberculosis of Spinal Column3211..............................1...........................1...1
Tuberculosis of Joints33211..............................1......1...............112
Tuberculosis of other Organs3443l.................................112...............314
Disseminated Tuberculosis3521l................................................11...112
Rickets361...l...1...............11.......................................
Syphilis371037...2...1.........33......1...1113......347
Cancer89-4526198163.................................114135284416598163261
Other Tumours468...8..............................l...............2...3...88
Rheumatic Fever47211...........................11........................112
Chronic Rheumatism, &c48ABC752.............................................2131527
Diabetes5020911.................................112...145691120
Exophthalmic Goitre512...2....................................1...1...............22
Leucocythæmia, &c.53AB642.............................................3111426
Anæmia Chlorosis541147..........................................123234711
Alcoholism562...2.......................................1...1.........22
Total for General Diseases726307419181621252425636612313131922386010714567113244353597