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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]
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| No. of Deaths | |
|---|---|
| Order I. Miasmatic Diseases | 419 |
| 2. Diarrhœal ,, | 63 |
| 3. Malarial ,, | 2 |
| 4. Zoogenous ,, | ... |
| 5. Venereal ,, | 21 |
| 6. Septic „ | 12 |
| 517 | |
| II. PARASITIC DISEASES | 5 |
| III. DIETETIC DISEASES | 16 |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | 548 |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 225 |
| VI, LOCAL DISEASES— | |
| 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 273 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 3 |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 247 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 516 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 209 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... |
| 7. Diseases of Glandlike Organs of uncertain use | ... |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 76 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System— | |
| a. Diseases of Organs of Generation | 8 |
| 13 | |
| 10. Diseases of Locomotive System | 6 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 2 |
| 1,353 | |
| VII. VIOLENCE— | |
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 79 |
| 2. Battle | ... |
| 3. Homicide | 3 |
| 4. Suicide | 18 |
| 5. Execution | 1 |
| 101 | |
| VIII. ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES | 126 |
| Total | 2891 |
Note.—The form for table "A," on page 65, has been
prepared by the Local Government Hoard in order that a
"tabular statement of mortality should be made in all
districts on a uniform plan," and the table is required to
be appended to the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of
Health.