Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1905

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The estimate of population of the borough is based on the subjoined summary table which shows the Age and Sex-Distribution of the people as ascertained at the census of 1901.

Population at all Ages, March 31st, 1901.		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 95.	95 and upwards.	All Ages.

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Number and Population of Tenements of Less than Five Rooms in 1901.

Tenements of —	Number.	Population.

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The following table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the borough since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation just half a century ago, in 1856:—

	1856.	1905.	Increase in 50 years.

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The increase in all respects within the last thirty-five years, 1871-1905, the period over which my official experience extends, has been very considerable, as the subjoined figures show:—

	1871.	1905.	Increase in 35 years.

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MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE RATE. The marriages in the year were 1,574, compared with 1,703, 1,623 and 1,672 in the three preceding years respectively. Of these marriages there were celebrated—

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The subjoined table shows:— Marriage-Rate in Ten Years 1895-1904, and in 1905, in Kensington, London, and England and Wales.

YEAR.	Kensington.		London.	England and Wales.
YEAR.	No. of Marriages.	Marriage Rate.	Marriage Rate.	Marriage Rate.

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The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—

	Kensington Town.			Males.	Brompton. Females.	Total.	The Borough. Total.
	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Brompton. Females.	Total.	The Borough. Total.

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The following table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1895-1904:—

The Year.	Population.	Total Births.	Males.	Females.	Birth-rate per 1.000

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Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended December 30th, 1905, and in the Registration Year, 1905.

Four Weeks ended	Metropolis.	Borough.	Sub-Districts.		Parlia-mentary Divisions.		Wards.
Four Weeks ended	Metropolis.	Borough.	Kensington Town.	Brompton.	North.	South.	St. Charles.	Golborne.	Norland.	Pembridge.	Holland.	Earl's Court.	Queen's Gate.	Red-cliffe.	Brompton.

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The True Death-rate of Kensington, 1905.

Age-Period.	Population.			Deaths.			Death-rate.
Age-Period.	Both Sexes.	Males.	Females.	Both Sexes.	Males.	Females.	Both Sexes.	Males.	Females.

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The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of deaths of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—

	Kensington Town.				Brompton.	The Borough.
	Males.	Females.	Total	Males.	Females.	Total.	Total.

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Infantile Mortality Rate.

year.	The Borough.		Kensington Town.		Brompton.		London.
year.	Deaths under 1 year.	Deaths per 1,000 births.	Deaths under 1 year.	Deaths per 1,000 births.	Deaths under 1 year.	Deaths per 1,000 births.	Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.

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"NOTTING-DALE" SPECIAL AREA. vital and mortal statistics, 1905. {The corresponding statistics for the preceding nine years are added for comparison.)

Population	1905.	1904.	1903.	1902.	1901.	1900.	1899.	1898.	1897.	1896.

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Death-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in Localized Districts of the Borough, in each of the thirteen four weekly periods ended December 30th, 1905, and in the Registration Year, 1905.

Four Weeks ended.	Metropolis.	Borough.	Sub-Districts.		Parliamen-tary Divisions.		Wards.
Four Weeks ended.	Metropolis.	Borough.	Ken-sington Town.	Bromp-ton.	North.	South.	St. Charles.	Gol-borne.	Nor-land.	Pem-bridge.	Hol-land.	Earl's Court.	Queen's Gate	Red-cliffe.	Bromp ton.

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Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Royal Borough of Kensington, 1905.

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 Disease	Mean Temperature.
			Kensington.		London.		Deaths at Ages.			Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.										Deaths from Diseases of Respiratory System
			1905.	Decennial Average.	1905.	Decennial Average.	0—1	1—5	60 and up-wards.	Totals.	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping-Cough.	Enteric Fever.	Typhus Fever.	Simple con-tinued Fever.	Diarrhœa.	Totals.	Bronchitis.	Pneumonia

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The subjoined table shows the annual death-rate per 1,000 persons living in each of the last eleven years, in Kensington, in London, and in England and Wales.

	1905	1904.	1903.	1902.	1901.	1900.	1899.	1898.	1897.	1896.	1895.

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The Tables numbered I. to V. are required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health. TABLE I. For Whole District.

Year. 1	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.2	Births.		Deaths under One Year of Age.		Deaths at all Ages. Total.		Deathsin Public Institu-tions.9	Deaths ofNon-residents registered inDistrict. 10	Deaths of Residents registered beyond District.11	Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
Year. 1	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.2	Number.s	Rate.* 4	Number. 5	Rate per 1,000 Births registered 6	Number. 7	Rate.* 8	Deathsin Public Institu-tions.9	Deaths ofNon-residents registered inDistrict. 10	Deaths of Residents registered beyond District.11	Number. 12	Rate.* 13

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TABLE II.

Names of Localities.	Kensington.				Kensington Town.				Brompton.
Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births regis-tered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births regis-tered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births regis-tered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.

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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1905.

Causes of Death.		Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages.							Deaths in Localities (at all ages).		Total Deaths whether of Residents or non "Resi-dents" in Public Insti-tutions in the District.
Causes of Death.		All Ages.	Under 1	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65	65 and upwards	Ken-sington Town.	Bromp-ton.

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The subjoined table shows the number of deaths from the several diseases occurring in the sub-districts and at outlying public institutions, etc.

Disease.	Sub-Districts.		In Hospital.		Total Deaths.	Decennial Average.
Disease.	Town.	Brompton.	Town.	Brompton.	Total Deaths.	Uncorrected.	Corrected for increase of Population.

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Distribution of the deaths from the Principal Zymotic Diseases during the year 1905:—

		Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Enteric Fever.	Continued Fever.	Diarrhœa.	Total.

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The following table shows the rate of mortality per 1,000 persons living from the principal zymotic diseases in Kensington and London, and in England and Wales, in 1905:—

	Small pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhœa.

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Scarlet Fever in 1905.

Report for four weeks ended	No. of Notifications.		No. of cases admitted to Hospitals.		No. of Deaths.		No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period
Report for four weeks ended	Kensington	London.	Kensington.	London.	Kensington.	London.

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Scarlet Fever in 1904.

Report for four weeks ended	No. of Notifications.		No. of cases admitted to Hospitals.		No. of Deaths.		No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period.
Report for four weeks ended	Kensington.	London.	Kensington.	London.	Kensington.	London.	No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period.

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The following tables exhibit certain particulars of interest with respect to scarlet fever prevalence, &c., during 1905, and the preceding ten years, 1895-1904:— Scarlet Fever in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Year.	Cases notified.	Case rate per 1,000 of population.	Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 of population.	Case mortality per cent

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Scarlet Fever Cases Recorded in Kensington in 1905, and in the Preceding Ten Years, in Thirteen Four-Weekly Periods.

The Year.	Weeks. 1-4.	Weeks. 5-8.	Weeks. 9—12.	Weeks. 13-16.	Weeks. 17-20.	Weeks 21—24.	Weeks. 25—28.	Weeks 29—32.	Weeks. 33-36.	Weeks. 37—40.	Weeks. 41-44.	Weeks. 45-48.	Weeks. 49—52.	Total.

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Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1905, and in the Preceding Ten Years.

The Year.	No. of Recorded Cases.		Total Number ofRecorded Cases	Percen-tage of Removals to total Recorded Cases.	Deaths.		Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths.		Percen-tage of Deaths toRecorded Cases.	Deathsin London from Scarlet Fever.
The Year.	Treated at Home.	Removed toHospital.	Total Number ofRecorded Cases	Percen-tage of Removals to total Recorded Cases.	AtHome.	InHospitals.	Total Deaths.	At Home.	InHospitals.	Percen-tage of Deaths toRecorded Cases.	Deathsin London from Scarlet Fever.

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The subjoined table, based on the thirteen four-weekly reports, set out certain particulars with regard to diphtheria, in Kensington, and in London as a whole:— Diphtheria in 1905.

Report for four weeks ended	No. of Notifications. Kensington. London.		No. of cases admitted to Hospital. Kensington. London.			No. of Deaths. Kensington. London.		No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period.

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The following table gives particulars with respect to diphtheria in North and South Ken-sington respectively.

Set out in Report for Four weeks ended.	Total Cases Recorded.	Cases Recorded inNorth Kensington.1	Cases Recorded inSouth Kensington.*	Cases removed to Hospital from—		Deaths (4 in Hospital).
Set out in Report for Four weeks ended.	Total Cases Recorded.	Cases Recorded inNorth Kensington.1	Cases Recorded inSouth Kensington.*	North Kensington.	South Kensington.	North Kensington.	South Kensington.

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Diphtheria in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Year.	Cases Notified.	Case rate per 1,000 of population.	Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 of population.	Case Mortality per cent.

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Enteric Fever in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Year.		Cases Notified.	Case rate per 1,000 of population.	Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 of population.	Case Mortality per cent.

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Deaths and Death Rate from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases in 1905.

District.	Phthisis.		Other Tuberculous diseases.		Total.
District.	No. of deaths	Rate.	No. of deaths.	Rate	No. of deaths.	Rate.

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Tuberculosis in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Year.	Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons living.	Deaths from other Tuberculous Diseases per 100,000 persons.	Total deaths from Tuberculosis per 100,000 persons living.

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Kensington Deaths in Public Institutions, 1895-1905.

Year.	Total Deaths in Borough.	Deaths in Public Institutions.	Proportion per cent. of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.

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SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1905.

DISEASES.	Under 1 year.	Between 1 year and 60 years.	At 60 years and upwards.	Total.

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The notifications in London of each of the diseases during the sixteen years, 1890-1905, are set out in the subjoined table.

Year.	Small-pox.	Chicken-pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Typhus Fever.	Other Continued Fevers.	Puerperal Fever	Erysipelas.	Croup.	Cholera.	Relapsing Fever.	Total.

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The Ages at notification of certain of the diseases, in 1905 were as follows:—

Age.	Small-pox.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Erysipelas.	Puerperal Fever.

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Cases of Infectious Disease notified in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 30th December, 1905.

Name of Borough.		Small-pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Typhus Fever.	Other Continued Fevers.	Puerperal Fever.	Erysipelas.	Membranous Croup.	Cholera.	Totals.	Population. 1901.

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Scarlet Fever. 1 Diphtheria. Enteric Fever. Typhus Fever. Other Continued Fevers. Puerperal Fever. Erysipelas. Croup. Cholera

KENSINGTON.										LONDON.
	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Thyphus Fever.	Other Continued Fevers.	Puerperal Fever.	Eryslpelas.	Croup.	Cholera.	Total.	Small-poxl.	Scarlet Fever. 1	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Typhus Fever.	Other Continued Fevers.	Puerperal Fever.	Erysipelas.	Croup.	Cholera

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TABLE III. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1905.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified in Kensington.							Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District.		Number of Casesremoved to Hospital from each Sub-District.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years						Kensington Town.	Brompton.	Kensington Town.	Brompton.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 65.	65 and upwards	Kensington Town.	Brompton.	Kensington Town.	Brompton.

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Table showing the Notifications, in 1905, in the Borough, the Sub-Districts, the Parliamentary Divisions, and the Wards.

Area.		Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Continued Fever	Puerperal Fever.	Erysipelas.	Croup.	Totals.	Population.	Notifications per 1,000 of the population.

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Table showing Number of Notifications in Kensington—gross and per 1,000 of the Population in 1895-1905, and percentage of notified cases removed to Hospital.

Year.	No. of Notifications Received.	Notifications per 1,000 of the Population.	Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital.

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TABLE VI. Comparison of Prevalence of Sickness and Death from Infectious Diseases in 1905 and the Preceding Ten Years. (Rates calculated per 1,000 persons on the population estimated to the middle of each year.)

Year.	Small-pox.		Erysipelas.		Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.		Scarlet Fever.		Typhus Fever.		Enteric and Continued Fever.		Puerperal Fever.
Year.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.

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Home or other Accommodation of the Sick Person or Family.

Number of Rooms Occupied.	1	2	3	4or more.	Homeless Persons in the Infirmary.	Common Lodginghouse Cases.	No Information obtainable.	Total Cases.

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Voluntary Notification of Consumption in Kensington in the four years 1902-3-4-5.

		Number of Cases notified.
		1902.	1903.	1904.	1905.	Total.

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Voluntary Notification of Consumption in Kensington in the four years 1902-3-4-5

The Year.	AGE AT NOTIFICATION.
The Year.	0-5.	5-10.	10-20.	20 40.	40-60	60 and upwards.	Total.

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Deaths in Kensington after notification of Consumption, and otherwise, in the four years, 1902-3-4-5.

		1902.	1903.	1904.	1905.	Total.

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Age at Death from Consumption in the four years 1902-3-4-5.

The Year.	0-5.	5-10.	10-20.	20-40	40 60	60 and upwards.	Total.

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Disinfections after Consumption carried out by the Council's officer in four years, 1902-3-4-5.

		1902.		1903.		1904.		1905.		Total.
		Notifications and Deaths.	Disinfections.	Notifications and Deaths.	Disinfections.	Notifications and Deaths.	Disinfections	Notifications and Deaths.	Disinfections.	Notifications and Deaths.	Disinfections.

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Number of Rooms disinfected, and not disinfected; (total infected rooms 1,150) in the four years, 1902-3-4-5.

	1902.	1903.	1904.	1905.	Total.

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Occupation or Status (so far as could be ascertained) of persons whose illness was notified (218 cases), and of deceased persons who illness had not been notified (137 cases):—

Males—	No. of Cases.

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TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905. Deaths from stated Causes, in Weeks and Months, under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.		Under 1 week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 1 Month.	1-2 Months.	2-3 Months.	3-4 Months.	4-5 Months.	5-6 Months.	6-7 Months.	7-8 Months.	8-9 Months.	9-10 Months.	10-11 Months.	11-12 Months.	Total DeathsunderOne Year.

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TABLE VA. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Causes of Death of Infants under one year of age, grouped in monthly periods.

Cause of Death.	January.	February.	March.	April.	May.	June.	July.	August.	September.	October.	November.	Decemher.	Totals.

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STATUS OR OCCUPATION OF MALE PARENTS OF DECEASED INFANTS.

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Summary of Visits Paid to Babies in the several Wards, etc.

Ward.	St.Charles.	Golborne.	Norland.	Pembridge.	Holland.	Earl's Court.	Queen's Gate	Redcliffe.	Brompton.	Total

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Age of Infants at Date of Receipt of Notice.

In Days	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total Cases.

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Age at Registration, in Weeks.

Weeks.	-1	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-6	6-7	7-8	8-9	9-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	At ages above 13 weeks.	Total.

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The actual figures, showing loss, both for the Metropolis and the rest of England during the twenty years 1883-1902, as set out in the report of the Local Government Board for 1903-4, are as follows:—

Metropolis. Cases lost.		Rest of England. Cases lost.		Metropolis. Cases lost.f	Rest of England. Cases lost.

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Vaccination Officer's Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1904.* (Vide page 60.)

Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets), viz. :				Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account,(as shown by Report Book) of
Column I. Successfully Vaccinated.	Column II.		Column V. Dead, Unvaccinated.	Postponement by Medical Certificate.	Removed to other Districts and notified to Vaccination Officers of the Districts.	Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found.	Total Number of Certificates of Successful Vaccinations received during each of the Calendar Years.
	Insusceptible of Vaccination.	Certificate ofConscientious Objection.
	Insusceptible of Vaccination.	Certificate ofConscientious Objection.					1904.	1905*

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The following statistical and other items are extracted mainly from the reports of the several Committees of the Board: — Infectious Diseases.—The particulars under this heading are summarised as follows: —

	Notifications.	Admissions to hospitals.	Death-rates, 1904.

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Return showing the permanent Fever Hospital Accommodation, existing and in course of provision: —

(1) Accommodation for Acute Cases—
	Beds.

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Not many persons, probably, are aware of the extent of the service provided by the Managers, particulars of which are set out in the subjoined table:-

Name of Station.	Number of Ambulance Carriages.		Number ofOmnibuses.	NormalProvision.
Name of Station.	Single-bedded.	Double-bedded	Number ofOmnibuses.	Horses.	Male Staff.

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METROPOLITAN GENERAL HOSPITALS, POOR LAW INFIRMARIES, Etc., AND AMBULANCE STATIONS.

Postal District.	Hospitals.			Infirmaries and Sick Asylums.			Ambulance Stations.
	Name.	Locality.	Beds.	Name.	Locality.	Beds.	Name.	Locality.	Ambulances.
	Name.	Locality.	Beds.	Name.	Locality.	Beds.	Name.	Locality.	Single Bedded	Double Bedded	Total.

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COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.

Ward.	Name of Keeper.	Address of Common Lodging-House.	No. of Lodgers, for which licensed, in 1905.
Ward.	Name of Keeper.	Address of Common Lodging-House.	Male.	Female.	Total.

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"The subjoined table summarises particulars of the workshops on the Register at the end of the year, in North Kensington and South Kensington respectively—Holland Park Avenue and High Street, Notting Hill, constituting the dividing line.

Workshops, etc.	North Kensington.				South Kensington.				Total for Whole Borough
Workshops, etc.	Dressmakers.	Laundries.	Miscellaneous	Total.	Dressmakers.	Laundries.	Miscellaneous.	Total.	Total for Whole Borough

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The businesses carried on at the registered premises are set out in the subjoined list:-

Trade or Business.	North Kensington.	South Kensington.	Total in tha Borough.

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"The appended table summarises the work of the year under the Act so far as it is capable of being expressed in this form.

	North Kensington.				South Kensington.				Total for Borough.
	Dressmakers.	Laundries.	Miscel-laneous	Total	Dressmakers	Laundries.	Miscellaneous	Total.	Total for Borough.

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"The businesses carried on at the workshops where men are employed, 756 in number, are set out in the subjoined list, compiled from the register, in which the trades are classified, columns being provided for the address, and the name, of the occupier, and a column for the " number of protected persons " employed at the date of inspection of the premises.

Trade or Business.	North Kensington.	South Kensington.	Borough.

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Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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2.—Defects Found.

Particulars.			Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.			Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.

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3.—Other Matters.

Class.				Number.

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PROCEEDINGS DURING 1905.

PREMISES.	NUMBER OF PLACES.				Number of inspections, 1905.	Number of notices, 1906.	Number of prosecutions, 1905.
PREMISES.	On register at end of 1904.	Added in 1905.	Removed in 1905.	On register at end of 1905.	Number of inspections, 1905.	Number of notices, 1906.	Number of prosecutions, 1905.

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Total number of intimation notices served for all purposes, 2134.

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Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891.

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Mortuaries—

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Summary of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year 1905. (See page 90.)

Sanitary Districts.	No. of Complaints made by Inhabitants, &c.	No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected.	No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises, &c.	Results of Inspection.						House Drains.		Water Closets.			Dust Receptacles.		Water Supply.			Miscellaneous.
				Written Intimations of Nuisance served.1	Notices served by order of the Public Health Committee.	Notices served under the Lodging-House By-laws	Final Notices (signed by Medical Officer) served.	iHouses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, &c.	Houses disinfected after illness : Infectious disease, †	Reconstructed, Repaired, Cleansed, &c.	Ventilated, Trapped, &c.	Repaired.	Supplied with Water.	Soil-pipes ventilated.	New provided.	Repaired, Covered, &c.	Cisterns erected.	Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c.	Waste-pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished.	No. of Lodging Houses newly Registered under 94th Section of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891}	Yards and Areas paved and drained.	Animals removed, being improperly kept.	Regularly Inspected.				Legal proceedings, i.e.. Summonses.
				Written Intimations of Nuisance served.1	Notices served by order of the Public Health Committee.	Notices served under the Lodging-House By-laws	Final Notices (signed by Medical Officer) served.		Houses disinfected after illness : Infectious disease, †	Reconstructed, Repaired, Cleansed, &c.	Ventilated, Trapped, &c.	Repaired.	Supplied with Water.	Soil-pipes ventilated.	New provided.	Repaired, Covered, &c.	Cisterns erected.	Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c.	Waste-pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished.		Yards and Areas paved and drained.	Animals removed, being improperly kept.	Bakehouses.	Dairies, Milkshops, &c.	Licensed Cow-house.	Licensed Slaughter-houses.	Legal proceedings, i.e.. Summonses.

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Annual Number of Bodies taken into the Mortuary, etc., 1895—1905.

Year.	No. of bodies received at the Mortuary.	No. of bodies upon which Coroner's inquests were held.	No. of bodies upon which post-mortem examinations were held.

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TABLE VI. (Table I. in Annual Reports prior to 1900.) Showing Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births and Deaths in 1905, and in the preceding ten years ; gross numbers.

The Year.	Estimated Population.1	No. of Inhabited Houses.†	Marriages.	Registered Births.	Deaths.
The Year.	Estimated Population.1	No. of Inhabited Houses.†	Marriages.	Registered Births.	Total, all Ages.‡	Under One Year.	Under Five Years	At Public Institutions.

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TABLE B. Annual Number of Deaths in Kensington from the Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class (1856-1905); and Death-rate from these Diseases, in Kensington, and in London.

The Year.	Population.	Deaths from the Seven Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class.												Zymotic Death-rate.
		Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Whooping-Cough.	Fever.			Diarrhoœa.	Total.	Per 1,000 persons living.		Deaths per 1,000 Deaths from all Causes, Kensington.
		Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Whooping-Cough.	Typhus.	Enteric.	Pyrexia.	Diarrhoœa.	Total.	Kensington.	London.	Deaths per 1,000 Deaths from all Causes, Kensington.

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TABLE C. Births, and Birth-rate; Deaths, and Death-rate; Deaths from the Seven Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; and Zymotic Death-rate, in Kensington, 1856-1905: Arranged in Quinquennial Periods.

Quinquen-nial Period.	Births.	Birth-rate.	Deaths.	Death-rate.	Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.										Zymotic Death-rate. per1,000 persons living.
Quinquen-nial Period.	Births.	Birth-rate.	Deaths.	Death-rate.	Small-pox	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria	Whooping-Cough.	Typhus Fever.	Enteric Fever.	Pyrexia.	Diarrhœa.	Total.	Zymotic Death-rate. per1,000 persons living.

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TABLE D. Death-rate in Kensington, per 1,000 persons living, from each of the Seven Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; Arranged also, in two groups; viz. (1) The four notifiable infectious diseases—Small-pox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and "Fever"; and (2) The three non-notifiable diseases—Measles, Whooping-Cough, and Diarrhœa.

Quinquennial Period.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Death-rate per 1,000 from—
Quinquennial Period.	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diph-theria.	Whooping Cough.	"Fever."	Diarrhœa.	The Seven Diseases.	The Four Notifiable Infectious Diseases. (Columns 1, 3, 4, and 6.)	The three Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases. (Columns 2, 5, and 7.)

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The estimate of population of the borough is based on the subjoined summary table which shows the Age and Sex-Distribution of the people as ascertained at the census of 1901.

Number and Population of Tenements of Less than Five Rooms in 1901.

The following table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the borough since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation just half a century ago, in 1856:—

The increase in all respects within the last thirty-five years, 1871-1905, the period over which my official experience extends, has been very considerable, as the subjoined figures show:—

MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE RATE. The marriages in the year were 1,574, compared with 1,703, 1,623 and 1,672 in the three preceding years respectively. Of these marriages there were celebrated—

The subjoined table shows:— Marriage-Rate in Ten Years 1895-1904, and in 1905, in Kensington, London, and England and Wales.

The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—

The following table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1895-1904:—

Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended December 30th, 1905, and in the Registration Year, 1905.

The True Death-rate of Kensington, 1905.

The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of deaths of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—

Infantile Mortality Rate.

"NOTTING-DALE" SPECIAL AREA. vital and mortal statistics, 1905. {The corresponding statistics for the preceding nine years are added for comparison.)

Death-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in Localized Districts of the Borough, in each of the thirteen four weekly periods ended December 30th, 1905, and in the Registration Year, 1905.

Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Royal Borough of Kensington, 1905.

The subjoined table shows the annual death-rate per 1,000 persons living in each of the last eleven years, in Kensington, in London, and in England and Wales.

The Tables numbered I. to V. are required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health. TABLE I. For Whole District.

TABLE II.

TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1905.

The subjoined table shows the number of deaths from the several diseases occurring in the sub-districts and at outlying public institutions, etc.

Distribution of the deaths from the Principal Zymotic Diseases during the year 1905:—

The following table shows the rate of mortality per 1,000 persons living from the principal zymotic diseases in Kensington and London, and in England and Wales, in 1905:—

Scarlet Fever in 1905.

Scarlet Fever in 1904.

The following tables exhibit certain particulars of interest with respect to scarlet fever prevalence, &amp;c., during 1905, and the preceding ten years, 1895-1904:— Scarlet Fever in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Scarlet Fever Cases Recorded in Kensington in 1905, and in the Preceding Ten Years, in Thirteen Four-Weekly Periods.

Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1905, and in the Preceding Ten Years.

The subjoined table, based on the thirteen four-weekly reports, set out certain particulars with regard to diphtheria, in Kensington, and in London as a whole:— Diphtheria in 1905.

The following table gives particulars with respect to diphtheria in North and South Ken-sington respectively.

Diphtheria in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Enteric Fever in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Deaths and Death Rate from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases in 1905.

Tuberculosis in Kensington, 1895-1905.

Kensington Deaths in Public Institutions, 1895-1905.

SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1905.

The notifications in London of each of the diseases during the sixteen years, 1890-1905, are set out in the subjoined table.

The Ages at notification of certain of the diseases, in 1905 were as follows:—

Cases of Infectious Disease notified in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 30th December, 1905.

Scarlet Fever. 1 Diphtheria. Enteric Fever. Typhus Fever. Other Continued Fevers. Puerperal Fever. Erysipelas. Croup. Cholera

TABLE III. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1905.

Table showing the Notifications, in 1905, in the Borough, the Sub-Districts, the Parliamentary Divisions, and the Wards.

Table showing Number of Notifications in Kensington—gross and per 1,000 of the Population in 1895-1905, and percentage of notified cases removed to Hospital.

TABLE VI. Comparison of Prevalence of Sickness and Death from Infectious Diseases in 1905 and the Preceding Ten Years. (Rates calculated per 1,000 persons on the population estimated to the middle of each year.)

Home or other Accommodation of the Sick Person or Family.

Voluntary Notification of Consumption in Kensington in the four years 1902-3-4-5.

Voluntary Notification of Consumption in Kensington in the four years 1902-3-4-5

Deaths in Kensington after notification of Consumption, and otherwise, in the four years, 1902-3-4-5.

Age at Death from Consumption in the four years 1902-3-4-5.

Disinfections after Consumption carried out by the Council's officer in four years, 1902-3-4-5.

Number of Rooms disinfected, and not disinfected; (total infected rooms 1,150) in the four years, 1902-3-4-5.

Occupation or Status (so far as could be ascertained) of persons whose illness was notified (218 cases), and of deceased persons who illness had not been notified (137 cases):—

TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905. Deaths from stated Causes, in Weeks and Months, under One Year of Age.

TABLE VA. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Causes of Death of Infants under one year of age, grouped in monthly periods.

STATUS OR OCCUPATION OF MALE PARENTS OF DECEASED INFANTS.

Summary of Visits Paid to Babies in the several Wards, etc.

Age of Infants at Date of Receipt of Notice.

Age at Registration, in Weeks.

The actual figures, showing loss, both for the Metropolis and the rest of England during the twenty years 1883-1902, as set out in the report of the Local Government Board for 1903-4, are as follows:—

Vaccination Officer's Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1904.* (Vide page 60.)

The following statistical and other items are extracted mainly from the reports of the several Committees of the Board: — Infectious Diseases.—The particulars under this heading are summarised as follows: —

Return showing the permanent Fever Hospital Accommodation, existing and in course of provision: —

Not many persons, probably, are aware of the extent of the service provided by the Managers, particulars of which are set out in the subjoined table:-

METROPOLITAN GENERAL HOSPITALS, POOR LAW INFIRMARIES, Etc., AND AMBULANCE STATIONS.

COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.

"The subjoined table summarises particulars of the workshops on the Register at the end of the year, in North Kensington and South Kensington respectively—Holland Park Avenue and High Street, Notting Hill, constituting the dividing line.

The businesses carried on at the registered premises are set out in the subjoined list:-

"The appended table summarises the work of the year under the Act so far as it is capable of being expressed in this form.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2.—Defects Found.

3.—Other Matters.

PROCEEDINGS DURING 1905.

Total number of intimation notices served for all purposes, 2134.

The following tables exhibit certain particulars of interest with respect to scarlet fever prevalence, &c., during 1905, and the preceding ten years, 1895-1904:— Scarlet Fever in Kensington, 1895-1905.