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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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and third (or warm) quarters. The ages at death were,
under one year, 39; between one and sixty, 151; at sixty and upward, 132.
Two inquests were held; the causes of death being "violent,"
| CAUSES OF DEATHS. | Under one year. | Between one year and sixty. | Sixty and upwards | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous System, Diseases of | 0 | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| Circulatory Organs, „ | 0 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Respiratory „ „ | 7 | 78 | 53 | 138 |
| Abdominal Viscera „ | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Urinary Organs „ | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Joints (Hip) „ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhœa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cholera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Septicæmia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Parametritis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Puerperal Eclampsia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cancer | 0 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Scrofula | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Old Age | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Stomatitis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gout | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Leucocythemia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Purpura | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Asthenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Injury to Head | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 151 | 132 | 322 |