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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1952
| Cause of death | All ages | Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 yearsand under 45 | 45 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 29 | - | - | 5 | 24 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | |||
| Syphilis | 11 | 11 | |||
| Diphtheria | - | ||||
| Whooping cough | |||||
| Meningococcal | |||||
| infections | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | |||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other infective diseases, etc. | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Cancer (all forms) | 374 | 1 | 25 | 348 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 9 | — | 9 | ||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 229 | 5 | 224 | ||
| Coronary disease, angina | 260 | 5 | 255 | ||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 22 | 22 | |||
| Other heart disease | 283 | 10 | 273 | ||
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 86 | 2 | 84 | ||
| Influenza | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia | 98 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 82 |
| Bronchitis | 105 | 4 | - | 1 | 100 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 24 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Ulcers of the stomach | 24 | - | 3 | 21 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 25 | 6 | 19 | ||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 25 | 25 | |||
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 5 | 5 | |||
| Congenital malformations | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| All other diseases | 171 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 113 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| All other accidents | 45 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| Suicides | 26 | — | 15 | 11 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 1,936 | 75 | 13 | 140 | 1,708 |