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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1945.
| Cause of death | All ages. | Under 1Year. | 1 year and under5________ | 5 yearsand under 45. | 45 yearsand over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever. | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough. | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria. | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Phthisis. | 82 | – | – | 38 | 44 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis. | 16 | – | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Syphilis. | 18 | – | – | – | 18 |
| Influenza. | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | 8 |
| Measles. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Acute infectious encephalitis. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cancer (all forms) | 270 | 1 | – | 12 | 257 |
| Diabetes. | 9 | – | – | 1 | 8 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions. | 123 | – | – | 2 | 121 |
| Heart disease. | 415 | – | – | 12 | 403 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system. | 68 | – | – | – | 68 |
| Bronchitis. | 82 | – | – | 2 | 80 |
| Pneumonia. | 88 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 65 |
| Other respiratory diseases. | 17 | – | – | 3 | 14 |
| Ulcers of the stomach. | 20 | – | – | 5 | 15 |
| Diarrhoea (under two years). | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| Appendicitis. | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Other digestive diseases. | 41 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| Nephritis. | 45 | – | – | 6 | 39 |
| Puerperal sepsis. | 3 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Other maternal causes. | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Premature birth. | 28 | 28 | – | – | – |
| Infantile diseases. | 31 | 26 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Suicide. | 16 | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| Road traffic accidents. | 13 | – | – | – | 13 |
| Other violent causes. | 54 | 5 | – | 9 | 40 |
| All other causes. | 108 | 1 | – | 15 | 92 |
| TOTALS | 1586 | 92 | 7 | 143 | 1344 |