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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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warm) quarters. The deaths of males were 219 and of females
181. The ages at death were, under one year 65 (32 in 1885),
between one year and 60 years 184 (157 in 1885); and at 60
years and upwards, 161 (177 in 1885). Two inquests were
held : in one of the cases the death was due to "natural causes"
(apoplexy); in the other case the death was caused by " a fall"
(fractured ribs).
Summary of Causes of Death.
| Under one year. | Between one year and Sixty. | Sixty and upwards. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous System, Diseases of (including Apoplexy, Epilepsy and Convulsions) | 5 | 23 | 25 | 53 |
| Circulatory System, Diseases of Respiratory ,, ,, (including Phthisis) | 1 3 | 14 77 | 10 65 | 25 145 |
| Digestive System, Diseases of | 1 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| Urinary ,, ,, | — | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Measles | 4 | 8 | — | 12 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Septicaemia | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Tubercular Diseases (excluding Phthisis) | 42 | 13 | _ | 55 |
| Cancer | — | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Premature birth | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Diseases and accidents of childbirth | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| Tumours | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Privation | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Hemorrhage | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Gangrene | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Cancrum Oris | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Injuries | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Old age | — | — | 26 | 26 |
| 65 | 184 | 161 | 410 |