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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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age at date of death was that of a female, who was believed to
have attained the patriarchal age of 100 years. Three inquests
were held: in one case the verdict shewed the cause of death to
have been "suffocation "(self-inflicted); in the other two cases
the deaths were returned as due to "natural causes."
Summary of Causes of Death.
| Under one year. | Between one year and sixty. | Sixty and upwards. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous System, Diseases of | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| Circulatory ,, „ | — | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| Respiratory ,, ,, (including Phthisis) | 3 | 66 | 33 | 102 |
| Digestive System, Diseases of | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| Urinary „ | — | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Measles | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Septicaemia | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pyemia | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Cancer | — | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Tubercular Diseases (excluding Phthisis) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Inanition | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Privation | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Old Age | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| Lymphadenoma | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gangrene | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Syncope | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Suffocation | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 130 | 111 | 273 |