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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1947.
| Cause of death | All ages | Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 years andunder 45 | 45 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | - | - | |||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | |||
| Phthisis | 71 | 33 | 38 | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 18 | 1 | - | 17 | |
| Influenza | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| Measles | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis,etc | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Acute Infectious Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Cancer (all forms) | 294 | 22 | 272 | ||
| Diabetes | 11 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 183 | - | 2 | 181 | |
| Heart Disease | 488 | - | 15 | 473 | |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 90 | - | 90 | ||
| Bronchitis | 106 | 3 | 4 | 99 | |
| Pnoumonia | 107 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 87 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 15 | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| Ulcers of the stomach | 24 | - | 24 | ||
| Diarrhœa (under two years) | 24 | 22 | 2 | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Other digestive diseases | 41 | 1 | - | 3 | 37 |
| Nehritis | 43 | - | 1 | 4 | 38 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Other maternal causes | 2 | 2 | |||
| Premature Birth | 24 | 24 | - | ||
| Infantile Diseases,etc. | 53 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Suicide | 25 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Road Traffic accidents | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Other violent causes | 60 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 41 |
| All other causes | 119 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 91 |
| TOTALS | 1,866 | 124 | 13 | 166 | 1,563 |