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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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| CAUSES OF DEATHS. | Under one year. | Between one year and sixty | Sixty and upwards | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous System, Diseases of | 0 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Circulatory Organs ,, | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Respiratory „ „ | 12 | 97 | 44 | 153 |
| Abdominal Viscera ,, | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Urinary Organs „ | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Tetanus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Measles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Septicaemia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pyaemia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cancer | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Mortification | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Scrofula | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Myxœdema | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Old Age | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Suffocation | l | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syncope | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dropsy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Embolism | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stomatitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cause not known | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 160 | 107 | 307 |