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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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| I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES | No. of Deaths | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miasmatic diseases | 315 | |
| 2. Diarrhœal ,, | 61 | |
| 3. Malarial „ | ... | |
| 4. Zoogenous ,, | ... | |
| 5. Venereal „ | 21 | |
| 6. Septic „ | 32 | |
| 429 | ||
| II. PARASITIC DISEASES | ... | 8 |
| III. DIETIC DISEASES | ... | 12 |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | ... | 545 |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | ... | 146 |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES | ||
| I. Diseases of Nervous system | 260 | |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | ||
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory system | 167 | |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory system | 609 | |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive system | 157 | |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic system | 3 | |
| 7. Diseases of Glandlike Organs of uncertain use | ... | |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary system | 74 | |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive system | ... | |
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10. Diseases of Locomotive system | 5 | |
| VII. VIOLENCE. | ||
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 47 | |
| 2. Battle. | ... | |
| 3. Homicide. | 2 | |
| 4. Suicide. | 11 | |
| 5. Execution. | ... | |
| 60 | ||
| VIII. ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES | ... | 119 |
| Total | 2,611 | |
ASSIGNED CAUSES OF DEATH.
Having already (at page 15) treated of the deaths assigned
to the principal diseases of the zymotic class, I now proceed to
give some particulars in respect to the deaths assigned to the
remaining diseases in this and other classes. But before doing
so I desire to point out that the classification of registered
causes of death in the weekly return of the Registrar-General
was materially altered at the beginning of 1882. “The list
of causes, in its new form, is an abbreviation of the much