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Kensington 1893

The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893

Published
1894
Author
Dudfield, T. Orme.
Pages
288
Tables
56

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  • Page 3
    WARDS. KENSINGTON is, for some local purposes, divided into W ards . The subjoined Table shows the acreage of the Wards, their population, as enumerated, and the number of inhabited houses in each, in 1881 and 1891:—
    Name of Ward.Area in Statute acres.Inhabited 1881.Houses 1891.Increase in 10 years.Population.Increase in 10 years.Decrease
    1881.1891.
  • Page 3
    RATEABLE VALUE AND POPULATION. The rateable V alue of Property in the several Wards, at ten-year intervals, between 1851 and 1891, was as follows:—
    Ward.1851.1861.1871.188l.1891.
    £££££
  • Page 3
    The subjoined figures illustrate the developement of the Parish, in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century:—
    The Year.Population.Rateable value of Property.The Year.
  • Page 4
    The following Table, brought up to date exhibits the growth of the Parish since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation, in 1856:—
    1856.1893.Increase in 37 years.
  • Page 4
    The increase in all respects within the last twenty-two years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures show:—
    1871.1893.Increase in 22 years.
  • Page 6
    The following Table shows the relative Number of Persons of each Sex at the Census of 1891, grouped according to Age, (a) in the Entire Parish, ( b ) in the Kensington Town Sub-District, and ( c ) in the Brompton Sub-District. (a) ENTIRE PARISH.
    All Ages.Under Five Years.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 9595 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 7
    MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE-RATE. The marriages in 1893 were 1,540, against 1,511, 1,569 and 1,584 in the preceding three years respectively. Of these there were celebrated :
  • Page 8
    The subjoined Tables show (1) the quarterly number of births of males and females in each of the sub-districts in 1893, and (2) the annual number of births, &c., in the decennium 1883-92.
    Kensington TownTotal.BromptonTotal.Grand Total.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 10
    The death-rate per 1000 persons living at different age-periods in 1893, 1892, and 1891, was as follows:—
    (Population, 1893.)1893.1892.1891.
  • Page 11
    The subjoined Table shews the quarterly number of deaths of parishioners, males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—
    Kensington Town sub-district.Total.Brompton sub-district.Grand Total.Total. Whole Parish.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 11
    The subjoined Table shews the rate of mortality, and the mean temperature of the air, in each of thirteen periods of four weeks corresponding with my monthly reports:—
    Date of Report.Death-rate per 1,000 persons livingAbove or below Decennial Average.Mean Temperature.
    1893Decennial Average.Above or below Decennial Average.
    189310 years 1883-92.
  • Page 12
    The subjoined table shews the annual death.rate per 1000 persons living, in each of the last eleven years, in Kensington, in London, and in England and Wales:–
    1893.1892.1891.1890.1889.1888.1887.1886.1885.1884.1883.
  • Page 23
    The subjoined Table shews the number of deaths from the principal zymotic diseases in 1893, together with the decennial average, etc.
    Disease.Sub-district*.In Hospitals.Total.Decennial Average.
    TownBromp-ton.TownBromp-ton.Uncorrected.Corrected for increase of Population.
  • Page 24
    The subjoined Table shews the distribution of deaths in Kensington from the principal diseases of the zymotic class, registered in thirteen four-weekly periods corresponding with my monthly reports :—
    Report for Four Weeks ended.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
  • Page 30
    CASES OF SMALL-POX AT NORTH KENSINGTON, SEPTEMBER 22ND TO DECEMBER 5TH, 1893.
    Patient's Name.Age.Occupation of Patient or Parent.Address.Approximate date of illness.Date of NotificationDate of Removal to Hospital
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  • Page 44
    Scarlet Fever in 1893.*
    Report for four weeks endedNo. of Notifications Kensington London.No. of eases adrritte to hospitals Kensington London,1 No of Deaths Kensington London,No. of cases in hospitals at the end of the period
  • Page 44
    For the sake of comparison, I subjoin the corresponding Table for 1892, taken from my report for that year. S carlet F ever in 1892*
    Report for four weeks endedNo. of Notifications Kensington London.No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London.No. of Deaths Kensington LondonNo. of cases in hospital at the end of the period
  • Page 49
    Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1893 and Ten Previous Years.
    The Year.No. of Recorded Cases.Total Number of Recorded Cases.Percentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases.Deaths.Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths to Recorded Cases.Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever.
    Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.At Home.In Hospitals.At Home.In Hospitals
    189338956895759104151124765.3†1596*
  • Page 50
    Scarlet Fever Cases Recorded in Kensington in 1893, and in Ten Previous Years, in Thirteen Four-Weekly Periods.
    The Year.Weeks. 1-4Weeks. 5-8Weeks. 912Weeks. 13-16Weeks. 17-20Weeks. 21-24Weeks. 25-28Weeks. 29-32Weeks. 33-36Weeks. 37-40Weeks. 41-44Weeks. 45-48Weeks. 49-52total.
  • Page 53
    PARTICULARS WITH REFERENCE TO DIPHTHERIA IN KENSINGTON, IN 1893.
    Set out in Report for Four weeks ended.Total Cases Notified.Cases Notified in North Kensington.1Cases Notified in South Kensington.*Cases removed to Hospital fromDeaths in
    North Kensington.South Kensington.North Kensington.South Kensington.
  • Page 60
    Table showing the number of Deaths from the principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class in Kensington, and in London, in 1893, Arranged in four-weekly periods.
    Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended.Weeks of the YearKENSINGTON.LONDON,Weeks of the Year,Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever,Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Typhus & other Continued Fevers.Measles.Whooping-cough.Cholera.Total.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Typhus & other Continued Fevers.Measles.Whooping-cough.Cholera.Total.
  • Page 72
    CLASS I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES
    No. of Deaths.
  • Page 74
    Summary of Causes of Death.
    DISEASES.Under 1 year.Between 1 year and 60At 60 and upwards.Total.
  • Page 76
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  • Page 81
    The Causes of death may be classified as follows :—
  • Page 81
    The fatal diseases may be classified as follows :
  • Page 82
    The violent deaths were classified as follows : Accident, 61, viz:—
  • Page 95
    The Expenditure of the Board for the year ended September 30th, 1893, was £644,014 10s. 10d., made up as follows:—
  • Page 102
    Table Showing the Admissions and Deaths of Patients and Mortality per cent. at the Managers' SMALLPOX HOSPITALS during each year since the opening of the first Hospital on the 1st December , 1870, together with the Annual Mortality per 1,000 persons living of the Population of the Metropolis from Smallpox; extracted from the Registrar-General's Annual Summaries.
    YEAR.ADMISSIONS.DEATHS.Mortality per cent. of Patients treated in Managers' Hospitals.Annual Mortality per 1,000 of estimated Population.
    Smallpox.Other Disease.Total.Smallpox.Other Disease.Total.Smallpox,Smallpox.
  • Page 103
    Table Showing the Admissions and Deaths of Patients and Mortality per cent, at the FEVER HOSPITALS of the Metropolitan Asylums Board during each Year since 1870, together with the Annual Mortality per 1,000 persons living of the Population of the Metropolis from Scarlet, Typhus, and Enteric Fevers and Diphtheria, extracted from the Registrar-General's Annual Summaries.
    YEAR.ADMISSIONS.DEATHS.Mortality per cent. of Patients treated in the Managers' Hospitals.Annual Mortality per 1,000 of estimated Population.
    Scarlet.DiphtheriaTyphus.Enteric.Other Diseases.Total.Scarlet.DiphtheriaTyphus.Enteric.Other Diseases.Total.Relapsing Fever.DiphtheriaTyphus.Enteric.Scarlet.DiphtheriaTyphus.Enteric.
  • Page 138
    T able shewing A dmissions of S mall -P ox , "F ever," and D iphtheria P atients at the A sylums B oard H ospitals in 1893, and P opulation of the several P arishes, and U nions.
    Parishes, Unions.Small-Pox.Total.Scarlet Fever.Total.Enteric Fever.tal.Diphtheria.Total.Grand Total Small-Pox,Population in 1891.
    1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Toi1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Fever, and Diphtheria.
  • Page 139
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  • Page 140
    Total Notifications in London:
    Year.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Croup.Cholera.Relapsing Fever.Total.
  • Page 141
    C orrected T able of C ases of I nfectious D isease notified in 1893, under the provisions of the public health (london) act, 1891.
    Local Authorities in whose Districts the cases were resident.Small-pox..Scarlet Fever.Typhus Jever.Typhoid or Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Membranous Croup.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Totals.Enumerated Population 1891.
  • Page 142
    Table showing the Number of Notifications of Infectious Disease, in Kensington, and in London, in 1893, (Uncorrected) Arranged in four-weekly periods.
    Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended.Weeks of the YearKENSINGTON.LONDON.
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever,Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Croup.Cholera.Total.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.CroupiCholera.Total.
  • Page 146
    C ases of I nfectious D isease N otified in 1893 ( vide page 145).
    Name of District.Uncorrected Number of Notifications.Corrected Number of Notifications.Number of Dual Notifications.
  • Page 159
    The following Table comprises the total of work carried out during the period of twenty-four weeks.
    Description of Work.North Kensington.South Kensington.Total whole Parish.
    Dressmakers.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.
  • Page 206
    Return shewing the number of Common Lodging Houses in the Parish of Kensington, and the number of persons of each sex for which the several houses are registered.
    Sanitary District.Name of Keeper.Address of Common Lodging House.No. of Single Lodgers, for which registered.No. ot Double Beds Authorized.
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 211
    The bodies removed to the mortuary in the twelve months, were admitted upon application as follows:—
  • Page 218
    I append a statement of the monthly cost of this work for the official year ended 25th March, 1894, amounting to some £1,160.
  • Page 246
    1. With respect to Illuminating Power. The maximum, minimum, and average illuminating power, in standard sperm candles, the statutory standard being 16 candles, was as follows :—
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
  • Page 247
    Grains of sulphur per 100 cubic feet of gas; the Parliamentary limit being 17 grains in 100 cubic feet during the months from April to October, and 22 grains from October to April:—
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
  • Page 252
    TABLE I. Showing Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths, in 1893, and in the preceding ten years : gross numbers.
    The Year.Estimated Population1No. of Inhabited Houses.‡Marriages.Registered Births.Deaths.
    Total, all Ages ‡Under One Year.Under Five Years.In Public Institutionsn
  • Page 253
    TABLE II. Showing the Annual Birth-rate and Death-rate ; Death-rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions to 1,000 Deaths, for the year 1893, and the preceding ten years.
    The Year.Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population.Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population.Deaths of Children under one year; per 1,000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under one year ; per 1,000 of Total Deaths.Deaths of Children under five years ; per 1,000 of Total Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions ; per 1,000 of Total Deaths.
  • Page 255
    TABLE III. Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1893. (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Parish, but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.) For a Summary of this Table see Page 72.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total All Ages.sub-district.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 4545 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Kensington TownBrompton.
  • Page 256
    TABLE IV. Showing the number of Deaths at all ages in 1893, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes : also the number of Deaths of Infants, under one year of age, from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.
    Division I. (Adults).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population at all ages.Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths., at all ages.
  • Page 257
    TABLE V. Showing the Number of Deaths from the Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class in the ten years 1883-92, and in the year 1893.
    Diseases.1883.1884.1885.1886.1887.1888.1889.1890.1891.1892.Annual Average of ten years 1883-92.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in ten years 1883-92.Deaths in 1893.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1893.
  • Page 258
    TABLE VI. Summary of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1893—94.
    Sanitary Districts.*No of Complaints mode by Inhabitants.No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected.No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Fremises,Results of Inspection.House Drains.Water Closets.Dust Receptacles.Water Supply.Miscellaneous.
    Written Intimations of Nuisances Served.Notices served by order of the Works and Sanitary Committee.Final Notices signed by Medical Officer served.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, &c.Houses Disinfected after illness of an Infectious character.§Constructed, Repaired, Cleansed, See.Ventilated, Trapped, &c.Constructed, Repaired, &c.Supplied with Water.Soil-pipes Ventilated.New provided.Repaired, Covered, &c.Cisterns erected.Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, etc.Waste-pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished.No. of Lodging Houses Registered under 94th Section of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. tYards and Areas paved and Drained.Animals removed, being improperly kept.Regularly Inspected.Legal Proceedings, i.e.,, Summonses.
    Bakehouses.Licensed Cowsheds.Licensed Slaughter-Houses.
  • Page 259
    TABLE VII. Showing the Death-rate per 1000 persons living: the Annual Rate per 1000 from the principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to total Deaths, in Kensington and in all London, in 1893, and in the preceding ten years.
    The Year.Deaths per 1000 living.Total Derails from seven principal Zymotic Diseases, Kensington.Annual rate of mortality per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic Diseases.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths, from seven principal Zymotic Diseases.The Year.
    Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
  • Page 260
    TABLE VIII. Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington in 1893.
    Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from all causes.Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases.Percentage of Deaths under 1 year to Births RegisteredPERCENTAGE OF DEATHS TO TOTAL DEATHS
    Under 1 year of age.At 60 years of age and upwards.From seven principal Zymotic diseases.From Violence.Registered upon information of Coroners. (Inquests.)Registered at Public Institutions.*Uncertified.
  • Page 262
    TABLE IX. Showing the Localities in which Fatal Cases of the Principal Diseases of the Zymotic class occurred in 1893.
    Locality.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Enteric FeverDiarrhcea.Total,Locality.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
  • Page 264
    TABLE IXA. Showing List of Streets and P laces from which cases of Infectious Disease were notified, under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, du ring the year 1893. The Registration Sub-Districts are Kensington Town (K T), and B r ompton (B)
    Street or Place.Registration Sub-District.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Croup.Total.Street or Place.Registration Sub-District.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Croup.Total.
  • Page 265
    TABLE X. Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose births were Registered in 1892.*
    DATE.Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officers District.Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets.Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 10, Hand 13 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets), viz. :Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account (as shewn by Report Book) of
    Column 11.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to District the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found.Cases still under proceedings, by summons and otherwise.
    Column 10 Successfully vaccinatedInsusceptible of Vaccination." Had Small-pox"Column 13 Dead, Un-vaccinated.
    1892.123456891011
  • Page 266
    TABLE XI.
    LOCALITY.LICENSEE.
  • Page 267
    TABLE XII. LICENSED COWSHEDS. SOUTH OF UXBRIDGE ROAD.
    LOCALITY.LICENSEE.