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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 1903
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1903
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Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Royal Borough of Kensington, 1903.
| 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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| Kensington. | London. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903. | Decennial Average. | 1903. | Decennial Average. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 60 and upwards | Totals. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Whooping- cough. | Enteric Fever | Typhus Fever | Simple continued Fever | Diarrhœa. | Totals. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | |||||||
| January 31 | *318 | 245 | 17·9 | 18·9 | 18·7 | 21·6 | 44 | | 23 | 94 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 74 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 19 | ... | ° 40·9 |
| February 28 | 292 | 209 | 15·3 | 17·9 | 17·1 | 21·1 | 44 | 34 | 64 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 44·9 | |
| March 28 | 269 | 215 | 15·7 | 19·6 | 16·6 | 22·0 | 44 | 24 | 70 | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 45·8 |
| April 25 | 261 | 183 | 13·4 | 16·4 | 16·0 | 19·3 | 35 | 24 | 61 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 43·6 |
| May 23 | 300 | 156 | 11·4 | 15·2 | 15·6 | 17·2 | 25 | 12 | 61 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 50·8 | |
| June 20 | 255 | 13 | 48 | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 54·5 | |||||||
| July 18 | 287 | 181 | 13·2 | 13·6 | 13·4 | 16·2 | 19 | 14 | 69 | 15 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 62·3 |
| August 15 | 267 | 169 | 12·3 | 16·6 | 13·4 | 20·0 | 44 | 16 | 48 | 26 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 60·0 | |
| September 12 | 263 | 162 | 11·8 | 14·8 | 14·5 | 18·9 | 53 | 19 | 41 | 42 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 58·2 | ||
| October 10 | †224 | 175 | 12·8 | 13·5 | 15·0 | 16·8 | 45 | 15 | 45 | 27 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 21 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 56·3 |
| November 7 | 270 | 184 | 13·4 | 14·9 | 15·6 | 17·4 | 37 | 15 | 53 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 49·8 |
| December 5 | 271 | 222 | 16·2 | 16·2 | 17·1 | 19·0 | 53 | 27 | 67 | 16 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 64 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 42·5 |
| January 2, 1904 | 288 | 214 | 15·6 | 18·4 | 17·6 | 20·3 | 52 | 22 | 82 | 18 | ... | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 60 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 39·1 |
| Totals | 3,565 | 2,455 | 13·8 | 16·1 | 15·6 | 18·9 | 510 | 258 | 803 | 268 | ... | 34 | 14 | 24 | 90 | 9 | ... | ... | 97 | 479 | 229 | 197 | 212 | 192 | 46 | 50·1 |
* Maximum number during the year, and so throughout the table. † Minimum number during the year, and so throughout the table.