Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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YEAR 1904 | Ages | ||||||
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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 |