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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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Table: TABLE III.Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in 1934.

TABLE III.Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in 1934.

Causes of Death.Sex.All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 6 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards
all causesm.1,011104302114313650100202212211
f.1,366100373022275360117164308448
Typhoid and paratyphoid feversm.....................................
f.....................................
Measlesm.234910........................
f.336198........................
Scarlet feverm.2......2........................
f.1......1........................
Whooping coughm.11641........................
f.15555........................
Diphtheriam.3...2...1.....................
f.11...164.....................
Influenzam.7..................1...312
f.37............2......271313
Encephalitis lethargicam.1............1..................
f.4...............1...2...1...
Cerebro-spinal feverm.11..............................
f.4......1......1...11......
Tuberculosis of respiratory sys-temm.52.........17117111041
f.51.........l141488321
Other tuberculous diseasesm.7...1......22...1...1...
f.8......212...1...11...
Syphilism.41..................111...
f.1............1..................
General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalism.1........................1......
f.2...............1...1.........
Cancer, malignant diseaseM.128............21420363827
f.212............15840535847
DiabetesM.10..................11422
f.13.....................3244
Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc.M.33..................236913
f.46...............1...391419
Heart diseasem.231.........l4258607279
f.326.........l349143593167
Aneurysmm.6........................321
f.2........................2......
Other circulatory diseasesM.50...............1...6111418
f.109..................2293759
Bronchitism.2551.........124147
f.293......l.........13615
Pneumonia (all forms)M.852695l12488714
f.911793......34581131
Other respiratory diseasesM.9...• ••...1............314
f.13.........1...1...2117
Peptic ulcerM.18...............115551
f.10...............12214...
Diarrhœa, etc.M.32262......l............12
f.27241............1......1...
AppendicitisM.6............l...11...21
f.10.........1......12...51
Cirrhosis of liverM.10..................2323...
F.3........................21...
Other diseases of liver, etc.M.1..............................1
F.12............1......2234
Other digestive diseasesM.132..................1541
F.382...12...4333812
Acute and chronic nephritisM.28...............1...17811
F.18.........112...1238
Puerperal sepsisF.2...............11............
Other puerperal causesF.1..................1............
Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc.M.28271...........................
F.3231......1.....................
SenilityM.6..............................6
F.20...........................416
SuicideM.25............215683...
F.18...............25353...
Other violenceM.472...154765854
F.4671.........2342621
Other defined diseasesM.108412466915202516
F.11851382101116132821
Causes ill-defined, or unknownM.............•••.....................
F.3...........................12