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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1937.
| 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 |
| 1937 | 58 | 60 | 83 |
The number of deaths of Kensington infants occurring in each month during 1937.
January 20
February 13
March 21
April 8
May 15
June 15
July 14
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 8
December 28
Causes of, and ages at, deaths of infants under one year of age in Kensington during 1937.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common infectious diseases (Chicken Pox 1) (Whooping cough 4) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 50 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 39 |
| Complications of birth (Atelectasis 6) | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| (Other complications 2) | ||||||||||
| Congenital malformation | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Premature birth | 24 | 3 | — | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 36 |
| Atrophy, debility and marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Other diseases:— (Violence 1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| (Pyloric stenosis 1) | ||||||||||
| (Meningitis 1) | ||||||||||
| (Influenza 2) | ||||||||||
| (Other conditions 14) ) | ||||||||||
| Totals | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 37 | 48 | 23 | 12 | 177 |
| Death rate in each age period per 1,000 births | 20.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 83.3 |
| Percentage of total infant deaths occurring in each age period | 24.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 32.3 | 20.9 | 27.1 | 14.0 | 6.7 | — |