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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 1904 | Ages | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death | 0 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25 - 64 | 65+ | Total |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 167 | 13 | 226 |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | 32 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 116 |
| Venereal disease | 6 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 10 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | 17 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| Measles | 11 | 52 | 3 | - | 1 | — | 67 |
| Cancer: Malignant disease | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 65 | 174 |
| Heart disease | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 107 | 97 | 212 |
| Influenza | 4 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 28 | 50 |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 36 | 197 |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 123 | 256 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 28 | 62 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | 120 | 17 | - | 1 | 5 | 14 | 157 |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition, Puerperal fever | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | 12 |
| Accidents | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 75 |
| Suicide | — | — | - | 1 | 19 | 1 | 21 |
| Homicide | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Smallpox | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Enteric fever | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Croup | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other septic diseases | 2 | 1 | — | - | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | - | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| Premature birth | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | 71 |
| All other causes | 139 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 247 | 274 | 726 |
| TOTALS: | 503 | 253 | 57 | 81 | 938 | 708 | 2540 |