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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 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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The subjoined summary of the "causes of death" shows the number of deaths in 13 groups, according to age at death,
and the number of deaths resulting from the diseases in each "class," according to the Registrar-General's classification.
(For details, vide Table III., Appendix.)
DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1881.

Table: (Exclusive of the Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital, and of Parishioners inInfectious Disease Hospitals).

(Exclusive of the Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital, and of Parishioners in

Infectious Disease Hospitals).

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total deaths under Five.Grand Totalsub-districts.
Under 1.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Kensington Town.Brompton.
(classes) I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES16472783114232016176113...31445537976
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES81414827497481635828193...170572467105
III. LOCAL2169757362745991271511911112833701188955233
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL „16515411232214517118427723443
V. VIOLENT DEATHS13121147106553......1667589
CAUSES NOT SPECIFIED OR ILL-DEFINED3............11211.........3972
64222618910695152214214234252189514105725682100468