London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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deceased had been removed, sixteen of them from the
Town sub-district. The subjects were males 87 and females
71; the age at death being, under five years, 60, including
40 under one year; between 5 and 60 years, 80; at 60
years and upwards, 18. The cause of death in 108 cases
is stated to have been ascertained by post mortem examination.
Eight of the subjects of inquest were illegitimate infants,
including two "newly-born" and abandoned in the streets.
The Deaths from Violence were 71, of which 7 belong
to the Brompton sub-district.
The grounds for holding inquests are, usually, the suddenness
of death, or the fact that death had been caused by violence.
In many cases the Coroners' returns shew that the deceased
persons had been "found dead," in bed or otherwise.
The causes of death may be classified as follows:—
| Deaths caused by disease | 87 | |
| Violent deaths— | ||
| Accidental | 60 | |
| Suicidal | 6 | |
| Homicidal (including want of attention at birth 2) | 5 | |
| — | 71 | |
| 158 | ||
| The fatal diseases may be classified thus:— | ||
| Diseases of the brain including convulsions | 19 | |
| Diseases of the heart and lungs . | 42 | |
| Other visceral diseases | 5 | |
| Tubercular diseases (including phthisis) | 5 | |
| Syncope | 7 | |
| Zymotic diseases (scarlet fever and Diarrhœa) | 2 | |
| Spasm of glottis | 2 | |