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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| YEAR 1954 | Ages | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death | 0 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25 - 64 | 65+ | Total |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Syphilitic disease | _ | __ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | - | — | - | - | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasms: Stomach | - | - | - | - | 16 | 35 | 51 |
| - do - Lungs & bronchus | - | - | - | - | 42 | 30 | 72 |
| - do - Breast | - | - | - | - | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| - do - Uterus | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 106 | 177 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | _ | _ | _ | _ | 53 | 150 | 203 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | 75 | 187 | 262 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | 7 | 35 | 42 |
| Other heart diseases | — | - | - | - | 36 | 156 | 192 |
| Other circulatory diseases | - | - | - | - | 21 | 67 | 88 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | - | - | - | 15 | 52 | 75 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 45 | 57 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Ulcers of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | — | - | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | — | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| All other accidents | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 49 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | 3 | 32 | 4 | 39 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningoccocal infections | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other infectious and parasitic diseases | - | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 38 | 3 | - | - | 36 | 58 | 135 |
| TOTALS: | 61 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 506 | 1050 | 1643 |