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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Period. | England and Wales. | London. | Kensington. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-1900 | 156 | 162 | 176 |
| 1901-1905 | 138 | 139 | 144 |
| 1906-1910 | 117 | 114 | 120 |
| 1911-1915 | 109 | 110 | 110 |
| 1916-1920 | 90 | 90 | 96 |
| 1921-1925 | 76 | 71 | 83 |
| 1926-1930 | 66 | 64 | 77 |
| 1931 | 66 | 65 | 76 |
| 1932 | 65 | 66 | 98 |
| 1933 | 64 | 59 | 72 |
| 1934 | 59 | 67 | 93 |
The number of deaths of Kensington infants occurring in each month during 1934.
January 23
February 20
March. 19
April 16
May 18
June 22
July 8
August 10
September 13
October 19
November 26
December 10
| Causes of death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total 4 weeks. | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months. | Total infant deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Common infectious diseases (Whooping cough 11) (Measles 10) (Erysipelas 2) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 2. Digestive diseases | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3. Pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
| 4. Diarrhoea | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| 5. Complications of birth (Atelectasis 9) (Other complications 2) | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | — | — | — | – | 11 |
| 6. Congenital malformation | 5 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 11 |
| 7. Premature birth | 24 | – | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | – | 30 |
| 8. Atrophy, debility and marasmus | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 9. Other diseases:— (Cerebro-spinal meningitis 1) (Convulsions 2) (Violence 9) (Syphilis 1) (Other conditions 4) | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 17 |
| Totals | 47 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 39 | 48 | 27 | 33 | 204 |
| Death rate in each age period per 1,000 births | 21.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 25.9 | 17.7 | 21.9 | 12.3 | 15.0 | 93 |
| Percentage of total infant deaths occurring in each age period | 23.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 28.0 | 19.1 | 23.5 | 13.2 | 16.2 |