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 Parish]
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TABLE III.
Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1896.
(Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Parish, but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.)
For a Summary of this Table see Page 64.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total All Ages. | Sub-district. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | |||
CLASSES. | |||||||||||||||
1. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES | 142 | 261 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 403 | 517 | 446 | 71 |
II. PARASTIC DISEASES | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
III. DIETETIC DISEASES | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | 36 | 34 | 19 | 46 | 68 | 98 | 85 | 81 | 56 | 25 | ... | 70 | 548 | 423 | 125 |
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 102 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | 60 | 41 | 102 | 225 | 183 | 42 |
VI.LOCAL DISEASES | 255 | 139 | 29 | 48 | 62 | 118 | 124 | 197 | 211 | 142 | 28 | 394 | 1,353 | 1,093 | 260 |
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 101 | 80 | 21 |
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES | 94 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 109 | 126 | 104 | 22 |
656 | 455 | 107 | 111 | 155 | 245 | 239 | 306 | 306 | 239 | 72 | 1,111 | 2,891 | 2,344 | 547 | |
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 32 | 121 | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156 | 173 | 154 | 19 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 26 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 39 | 36 | 3 |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping-Cough | 39 | 58 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97 | 99 | 95 | 4 |
Diphtheria | 5 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 72 | 46 | 26 |
Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 12 | 3 |
Other Miasmatic Diseases—Influenza | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
2.—Diarrheal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
Simple Cholera | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 50 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 57 | 61 | 55 | 6 |
3.—Malarial Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
Cow-pox. and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5.—Venereal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
Syphilis | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
Gonorrhæa. Stricture of the Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
6.—Septic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... |
Pyæmia, Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1 |
142 | 261 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 403 | 517 | 446 | 71 | |
II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
III DIETETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Chronic Acoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... |
1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | |
IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever. Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Rickets | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 18 | ... | 1 | 173 | 124 | 49 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 35 | 28 | 7 |
Phthisis | 3 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 58 | 73 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 1 | ... | 8 | 239 | 191 | 48 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis. Scrofula | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 34 | 30 | 4 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Anæmia. Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 22 | 17 | 5 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
36 | 34 | 19 | 46 | 68 | 98 | 85 | 81 | 56 | 25 | ... | 70 | 548 | 423 | 125 |