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Kensington 1899
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1899
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SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, KENSINGTON, 1899.
| During the four weeks ended. | Births. | Deaths. | death-rate. | deaths at ages. | deaths from zymotic diseases. | deaths from diseases of respiratory system. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Heart Disease. | Deaths under Five from Tubercular Diseases. | Mean Temperature. | |||||||||||||||
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| 1899. | Decennial Average. | 1899. | Decennial Average. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 60 and upwards. | Totals. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | WhoopingCough. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Simple continued Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Totals. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | |||||||
| January 28 | 312* | 224 | 16.9 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 25.2 | 42 | 20 | 84 | 9 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 0 43.2 |
| February 25 | 302 | 242 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 48 | 32 | 83 | 19 | ... | ... | 8 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 43 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 42.3 |
| March 25 | 254 | 307 | 23.1 | 19.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 45 | 31 | 122 | 18 | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 92 | 67 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 38.2 |
| April 22 | 293 | 241 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 45 | 23 | 79 | 16 | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 46.6 |
| May 20 | 262 | 199 | 15.0 | 16.3 | i6.4 | 18.5 | 36 | 24 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 50.5 | |
| June 17 | 271 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 56.4 | |||||
| July 15 | 265 | 184 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 62.9 | |
| August 12 | 247 | 261 | 19.7 | i6.2 | 22.2 | 20.1 | 108 | 26 | 52 | 62 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 56 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 66.6 | ||
| September 9 | 293 | 250 | 18.9 | 13.6 | 23.4 | 18.1 | 83 | 24 | 55 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 25 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 65.5 |
| October 7 | 296 | 200 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 52 | 17 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 53.4 | |||
| November 4 | 282 | 218 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 34 | 18 | 70 | 16 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 58 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 49.9 |
| December 2 | 279 | 206 | I5.5 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 34 | 63 | 12 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 46.9 | |
| December 30 | 331 | 25.0 | 183 | 27.8 | 21.2 | 54 | 32 | 122 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 136 | 102 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 3 | ||
| TOTALS | 3,590 | 3,021 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 642 | 290 | 943 | 259 | 24 | 10 | 42 | 59 | 23 | ... | ... | 101 | 672 | 444 | 172 | 221 | 232 | 70 | 50.6 |
*Maximum number during the year, and so throughout the table.
†Minimum number during the year, and so throughout the table.