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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 1923

[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 1923.

TABLE V. Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Year 1923.

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 yearsand upwards.Totals— Above 5 years.
TotalMFMFMFMFMFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFTotal
I. GENERAL DISEASES.
Enteric Fever1211....................................11...............112
Black water Fever4211..........................................1............112
Measles6151053...641110515.......................................
Scarlet Fever7211......................................11...............112
Whooping-Cough82311126743...110112111........................112
Diphtheria9 A14681...121335832...1..................336
Influenza10461630......1.........1...1............3259719153045
Erysipelas18422...1...............11.....................12...213
Pyaemia, Septicaemia20312...1..................1...............11.........112
Pulmonary Tuberculosis28 A B1176651.........1.........11...281028252511526650116
Tuberculous Meningitis301911821213...73103211...2............459
Tuberculosis of Peritoneum, &c.31A B422...1......l...112......1............1......112
Tuberculosis of Spinal Column3244..............................2...1...1...............4...4
Tuberculosis of Joints3322....................................2....................2...2
Tuberculosis of other Organs342...2................................................2.........22
Disseminated Tuberculosis35413.........1.........11......11.........1......123
Rickets3611.........1.........1...1.......................................
Syphilis37105548...1......448............11............112
Other Venereal Diseases381....1...1...............11.......................................
Cancer39-45269107162.................................11101645765169107162269
Other Tumours462...2......................................................2...22
Rheumatic Fever47422................1...11...1........................213
Chronic Rheumatism, &c.48 ABC918................................................513189
Diabetes50211011..........................................14268101121
Exophthalmic Goitre51312.................................1......1...1......123
Leucocytliaemia, &c.58AB1...1..........................................1...............11
Anaemia Chlorosis5416313.......................................l5141431316
Other General Diseases5511..........................................1...............11
Alcoholism5644................................................3...1...44
Lead Poisoning57B11....................................................1.........1...1
Total for General Diseases6062663101615151367373572118171646578211678108229305534