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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1936.
| 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 |
| 1931-1935 | 61 | 65 | 83 |
| 1936 | 59 | 66 | 73 |
The number of deaths of Kensington infants occurring in each month during 1936.
| January | 16 |
| February | 12 |
| March | 26 |
| April | 8 |
| May | 12 |
| June | 9 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 11 |
| September | 10 |
| October | 14 |
| November | 18 |
| December | 24 |
Causes of, and ages at, deaths of infants under one year of age in Kensington during 1936.
| 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 nonths. | 9—12 months. | Total infant deaths under1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common infectious diseases (Diphtheria 1) (Whooping cough 6) (Measles 6) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 38 | |
| Complications of birth (Atelectasis 5) (Other complications 7) | 10 | 2 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Congenital malformation | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | |
| Premature birth | 19 | - | 2 | - | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Atrophy, debility and marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Other diseases:— (Violence 1) (Pyloric stenosis 1) (Meningitis 1) (Pyelitis 2) (Influenza 1) (Other conditions 14) | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 7 | - | 46 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 163 | |
| Death rate in each age period per 1,000 births | 16.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | - | 20.6 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 7301 | |
| Percentage of total infant deaths occurring in each age period | 22.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | - | 28.2 | 16.0 | 22.7 | 19.6 | 13.5 | - | |