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 1906
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1906
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| Locality. | Population. | In: 4 weeks ending Aug. 11th. | In: 4 weeks ending Sept. 8th. | In: 4 weeks ending Oct. 6th. | Total: 12 weeks. | Grand Total: whole year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179,500 | 16 | 86 | 25 | 77 | 92 | |
| Sub.Districts— | ||||||
| Kensington Town | 180,100 | 15 | 85 | 28 | 78 | 87 |
| Brompton | 49,400 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Parliamentary Divisions— | ||||||
| North Kensington | 92,550 | 15 | 88 | 22 | 70 | 80 |
| South Kensington | 86,950 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| St. Charles | 22,800 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 28 | |
| Golborne | 26,750 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 20 |
| Norland | 28,860 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 24 |
| Pembridge | 19,640 | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Holland | 20,740 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 6 |
| Earl's Court | 18,840 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Queen's Gate | 14,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Redcliffe | 18,990 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Brompton | 14,880 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Sex, and Age at death, under one year.
| Age in Weeks. | Age in Months. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -12 | Total. | ||
| Male | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | |
| Female | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | ||||||
Sex, and Age at death, between one and five.
| 1-2 years. | 2-3 years. | 3-4 years. | 4-5 years. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 13 | 3 | ... | 16 | |
| Female | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Number of rooms occupied by family : deaths, under one year of age.
| 1 room. | 2 rooms. | 3 rooms. | 4 rooms. | No information. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 deaths. | 28 deaths. | 10 deaths. | 13 deaths. | 8 deaths. | 77 |