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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 1935
[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 |
| 1935 | 57 | 58 | 79 |
The number of deaths of Kensington infants occurring in each month during 1935.
| January | 18 |
| February | 15 |
| March | 19 |
| April | 18 |
| May | 15 |
| June | 8 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 15 |
| September | 12 |
| October | 20 |
| November | 12 |
| December | 20 |
Causes of, and ages at, deaths of infants under one year of age in Kensington during 1935.
| Causes of death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total 4 weeks. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 nonths. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total infant deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Common infectious diseases (Diphtheria 2) (Whooping cough l)} | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 2. Digestive diseases | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 3. Pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 4. Diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 55 |
| 5. Complications of birth) (Atelectasis 7) (Other complications 11)} | 17 | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 6. Congenital malformation | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 12 |
| 7. Premature birth | 19 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 |
| 8. Atrophy, debility and marasmus | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| 9. Other diseases:— (Violence 6) (Pyloric stenosis 2) (Cerebro-spinal meningitis 1) (Pemphigus neonatorum 1) (Cancer 1) (Other conditions 9) | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Totals | 47 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 36 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 175 |
| Death rate in each age period per 1,000 births | 21.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 79 |
| Percentage of total infant deaths occurring in each age period | 26.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 33.1 | 20.6 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 6.3 |