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Kensington 1931

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

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The diseases described in the above list as the " principal zymotic diseases " are small pox,
measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough, enteric fever (including fever not otherwise
defined) and diarrhoea.

Table: The following table shows the zymotic death rate for Kensington and London in each of the last five years.

The following table shows the zymotic death rate for Kensington and London in each of the last five years.

Deaths from principal zymotic diseases per 1,000 persons living.
Period.KensingtonLondon.
19270.360.41
19280.640.69
19290.780.57
19300.620.58
19310.340.33

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Cancer.—Cancer caused 333 deaths, and of this number 309 occurred in persons over the
age of 45 years. Carcinoma was the form of cancer to which 281 deaths were attributed ; sarcoma
and epithelioma were the assigned causes of 22 deaths; 30 deaths were certified as due to cancer
or malignant disease without further definition.

Table: The parts of the body which were affected in each case are shown in the following trable:-DEATHS FROM CANCER, 1931.

The parts of the body which were affected in each case are shown in the following trable:-

DEATHS FROM CANCER, 1931.

Parts affected.Sex.Total.
Male.Female.
Buccal cavity7512
Lungs6612
Stomach, liver, etc.5558113
Peritoneum, intestines, rectum384179
Female genital organs...3838
Breast...3636
Skin112
Other and unspecified organs202141
Totals127206333

Table: The deaths in the several wards, etc., are set out in the following table :—

The deaths in the several wards, etc., are set out in the following table :—

The Borough333
North Kensington156
South Kensington177
Wards.
St. Charles42
Golborne41
Norland40
Pembridge33
Holland38
Earl's Court44
Queen's Gate17
Redcliffe46
Brompton21
Ward unknown11
The number of deaths from this disease was 22 more than in the previous year.