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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 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: TABLE III. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in 1929.

TABLE III. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in 1929.

Causes of DeathSex.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 under 75 years.75 and upward
ALL CAUSESM.1,14512289261224124851280217
F.1,5689189251647129859355502
Enteric FeverM..........• ••..................
F............................
Small-poxM...............................
F..........• ••..................
MeaslesM.1...1• ••...............
F.1......• ••1...............
Scarlet FeverM.1.........• •«...1.........
F................................
Whooping-CoughM.2710116..................
F.88111881...............
DiphtheriaM.7122......2.........
F.4......111.........1
InfluenzaM.50121...82181815
F.1084...1...19212740
Encephalitis LethargicaM.2...............1...1...
F.1............1............
Meningococcal meningitisM.11• ••...• ••.............
F.11......• ••.... ...........
Tuberculosis of Respiratory SystemM.62.........1484212...
F.58.........118241221
Other tuberculous diseasesM.6...............218...
F.1181124............
Cancer, Malignant diseaseM.114......• ••...14578121
F.168............115674986
Rheumatic FeverM.4......11...2.........
F.2......1......1.........
DiabetesM.8...............1813
F.14...............1373
Cerebral Haemorrhage, eto.M.40...............311719
F.86...............2212687
Heart DiseaseM.183......1318595750
F.296............4186282185
Arterio-sclerosisM.48...............281825
F.99..................142659
BronchitisM.9681......17402618
F.1888............8288767
Pneumonia (all forms)M.12012159"i81889217
F.18716126118292832
Other respiratory diseasesM.14...1.........4428
F.14...1.........8424
Ulcer of Stomach or DuodenumM.16...............6721
F.9..................581
M.882821......1......1
Diarrhoea, etc.F.26154......• ••...822
Appendicitis and TyphlitisM.18.........I...881...
F.101......I1822...
Cirrhosis of LiverM.7............1a8...
F............... .1831
Acute and Chronic NephritisM.82...............81667
F.481......l84111810
Puerperal SepsisM..........• ••..................
F.10............28.........
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and ParturitionM...............................
F.6...............6.........
Congenital Debility and Malforma- tion, Premature BirthM.5454.........................
F.8028...2..................
SuicideM.21...............8135...
F.20............26111 i...
Other deaths from violence .M.86......33415128
F.45...112631769
Other Defined DiseasesM.14912434515432439
F.1908246214518964
Causes ill-defined or unknownM...............................
F...............................