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Kensington 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

Published
1908
Pages
118
Tables
94

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  • Page 3
    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.
  • Page 3
    Number and Population of Tenements of Less than Five Rooms, in 1901
    Tenements of —Number.Population.
  • Page 4
    POPULATION AND RATEABLE VALUE. The subjoined statement exhibits the growth of population during the nineteenth century:—
    The Year.Population.The Year.Population.
  • Page 4
    The following table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the borough since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation in 1856:—
    1856.1907.Increase in 51 years.
  • Page 4
    The increase in all respects within the last thirty-six years, 1871-1907, the period over which my official experience extends, has been very considerable, as the subjoined figures show:—
    1871.1907.Increase in 36 years.
  • Page 6
    The subjoined table shows the Marriage-Rate in Ten Years 1897-1906, and in 1907, in Kensington, in London, and in England and Wales.
    YEAR.Kensington.London.England and Wales
    No. of Marriages.Marriage Rate.Marriage Rate.Marriage Rate.
  • Page 7
    The birth-rate in the several wards—after distribution of the births at the borough infirmary, and at Queen Charlotte's Hospital—was as follows:—
  • Page 7
    The excess of births over deaths in the several wards was as follows:—
  • Page 8
    The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of births of males and females in the borough, including those in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and in each of the sub-districts:—
    Kensington Town.Brompton.The Borough
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Total.
  • Page 8
    The following table shows the population, the number of births, including those at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1897-1906:—
    The Year.Population.Total Births.Males.Females.Birth.rate per 1.000.
  • Page 8
    Birth.rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, in each of the thirteen four.weekly periods ended December 28th, 1907, and in the Registration Year, 1907.
    Four Weeks endedMetropolis.Borough.Sob.Districts.Parliamentary Divisions.Wards.
    Kensington Town.Brompton.North.South.St. Charles.Gol. borne.Norland.Pernbridge.Holland.Earl's Court.Queen's Gate.Redcliffe.Brompton.
  • Page 9
    The ward-rates in 1907 (entire year) are set out below; the rate in each of the thirteen four-weekly periods in the table at page 12.
  • Page 10
    The True Death-rate of Kensington, 1907.
    Age-Period.Population.Deaths.Death-rate.
    Both Sexes.Males.FemalesBoth Sexes.Males.Females.Both Sexes.Males.Females.
  • Page 10
    The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of deaths of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—
    Kensington Town.Brompton.The Borocgh.
    Males. Females.TotalMales.Females.Total.Total.
  • Page 11
    In the several wards the rate was as follows:—
  • Page 11
    Infantile Mortality Rate.
    year.The Borough.Kensington Town.Brompton.London.
    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.
  • Page 12
    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 28th, 1907, and in the Registration Year, 1907.
    Four Weeks ended.Metropolis.Borough.Sob.Districts.Parliamentary Divisions.Wards.
    North Kensington.Sooth Kensington.
    Kensington Town.Brompton.North.South.St. Charles.Gol. borne.Norland.Pem. bridge.Holland.Earl's Court.Queen's Gate.Red. cliffe.Bromp ton.
  • Page 14
    Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Royal Borough of Kensington, 1907.
    During the Four Weeks endedBirths.Deaths.Death.rate.Deaths at Ages.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.Deaths from Diseases of Respiratory SystemDeaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Heart Disease.Deaths under Five from Tubercular Disease.Mean Temperature.
    Kensington.London.
    1907.Decennial Average.1907.Average 5 years, 1902.6.0.11—560 and upwards.Totals.Small.pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping. Cough.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Simple continued Fever.Diarrhoea.Totals.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.
  • Page 15
    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.
    1907.1906.1905.1904.1903.1902.1901.1900.1899.1898.1897.
  • Page 16
    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.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Deaths under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond District.Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number.Rate*Number.Rate per 1,000 births registeredNumber.Rate.Number.Rate.
  • Page 17
    TABLE II.
    Names of Localities.Kensington.Kensington Town.Brompton.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 17
    TABLE IV 1 Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1907.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in Localities (at all ages).Total Deaths whether of Residents or non "Residents ' in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 11 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 6565 and upwardsKensington Town.Brompton.
  • Page 18
    GENERAL DISEASES No. of Deaths 980
  • Page 18
    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.
    Town.Brompton.Town.Brompton.Uncorrected.Corrected for increase of Population.
  • Page 19
    Distribution of the deaths from the Principal Zymotic Diseases :—
    Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia.Diarrhœa.Total.
  • Page 19
    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:—
    Small pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.FeverDiarrhœa.
  • Page 20
    Scarlet Fever in 1907.
    Report for four weeks endedNo. of Notifications.No. of cases admitted to Hospitals.No. of Deaths.No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period.
    Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
  • Page 21
    The following tables exhibit certain particulars of interest with respect to scarlet fever prevalence, &c., during 1907, and in the preceding ten years.
    The Year.Cases notified.Case rate per 1,000 of population.Deaths.Death rate per 1,000 of population.Case mortality per cent
  • Page 21
    Scarlet Fever Cases Recorded in Kensington in 1907, 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—41Weeks. 45—48.Weeks. 49—52.Total.
  • Page 22
    Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1907, and in the Preceding Ten Years.
    The Year.No. of Recorded Cases.Total Number of Recorded CasesPercentage 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.
    19073748552293—99—1001.7644
  • Page 23
    The following table gives particulars with respect to diphtheria in North and bouth Kensington respectively.
    Set out in Report for Four weeks ended.Total Cases Recorded.Cases Recorded in North Kensington.*Cases Recorded in South Kensington.*Cases removed to Hospital from—Deaths (19 in Hospital).
    North Kensington.South Kensington.North Kensington.South Kensington.
  • Page 23
    Diphtheria in Kensington, 1897-1907.
    Year.Cases Notified.Case rate per 1,000 of population.Deaths.Death rate per 1,000 of population.Case Mortality per cent.
  • Page 24
    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: —
    Report for four weeks endedNo. of Notifications.No. of cases admitted to Hospital.No. of Deaths.No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period.
    Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
  • Page 25
    Enteric Fever in Kensington, 1897-1907.
    Year.Cases Notified.Case-rate per 1,000 of population.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 of population.Case-mortality per cent.
  • Page 26
    Deaths and Death.rate from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases, in 1907.
    District.Phthisis.Other Tuberculous diseases.Total.
    No. of deaths.Rate.No. of deaths.RateNo. of deaths.Rate.
  • Page 26
    Tuberculosis in Kensington, 1897-1907.
    The 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.
  • Page 28
    Kensington Deaths in Public Institutions, 1897-1907.
    YearTotal Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions.Proportion per cent, of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.
  • Page 29
    SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
    DISEASES.Under 1 year.Between 1 year and 60 years.At 60 years and upwards-Total.
  • Page 29
    The deaths occurred at the several institutions as follows :—
  • Page 30
    The causes of death may be classified as follows: —
  • Page 31
    The notifications in London of each of the diseases during the seventeen years, 1890-1907, are set out in the subjoined table.
    Year.Smallpox.Chicken-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus FeverOther Continued Fevers.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.Croup.Cholera.Relapsing Fever.Total.
  • Page 31
    The Ages at notification of certain of the diseases, in 1907, were as follows :—
    Age.Small-pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cerebrospinal Fever
  • Page 32
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 28th December, 1907.
    Name of Borough.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever. __Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Membranous Croup.Cholera.Totals.Population. 1901.
  • Page 33
    Table showing the number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified in Kensington, and in London, in 1907: Arranged in four.weekly periods.
    Date of Report. For FourWeeks endedWeeks of the Year.KENSINGTON.LONDON.Weeks of the Year.Date of Report. For FourWeeks ended
    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 Fever.Erysipelas.Croup.CholeraTi.tal.
  • Page 34
    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, 1907.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Kensington.Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District.Number of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District.
    At all Ages.Under 11 to 5.At Ages—Years25 to 65.65 and upwardsKensington Town.Brompton.Kensington Town.Brompton.
    5 to 15.15 to 25.
  • Page 35
    Table showing the Notifications, in 1907, in the Borough, the Sub.Districts, the Parliamentary Divisions, and the Wards.
    Area.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Continued FeverPuerperal FeverErysipelas.Croup.Cerebro.Spinal Fever.Totals.Population.Notifications per 1,000 of the population.
  • Page 35
    Table showing Number of Notifications in Kensington—gross, and per 1,000 of the Population in 1897.1907, 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.
  • Page 36
    TABLE VI. comparison of Prevalence of Sickness and Death from Infectious Diseases in 1907 and the Preceding Ten Years. (Rates calculated 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.
    Cases.Deaths.CasesDeaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 49
    Deaths from Phthisis—November 1st, 1903, to April 30th, 1907.
    Period,No. of Deaths from Tuberculosis of the lung.No. of Persons who have died from Tuberculosis of the lung without being notified.
    Sheffield.Kensington.Sheffield.Kensington.
  • Page 49
    Home or other Accommodation of the Sick Person or Family.
    Number of Rooms Occupied.l234 or more.Homeless Persons in the Infirmary.Common Lodginghouse Cases.No Information obtainable.Total Cases investigated.
  • Page 50
    Notifications, Deaths, and Disinfections, 1907.
    The District.Number of cases notified.Deaths after notification and otherwise.Disinfections by Council's officer.
  • Page 51
    Voluntary Notifications of Consumption in Kensington, 1902-7.
    The District.Number of Cases notified.
    1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.Total in six years.
  • Page 52
    Deaths from Consumption, in the six years, 1902--7.
    The District.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.Total in six years.
  • Page 52
    Age at Death from Consumption in the six years, 1902-7.
    The Year.0-5.5-10.10-20.20 4040-60.60 and upwards.Totals.
  • Page 52
    Disinfections after Consumption carried out by the Council's officer.
    The District.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.Total.
    Notifications and Deaths.Disinfections.Notifications and Deaths.Disinfections.Notifications and Deaths.DisinfectionsNotifications and Deaths.Disinfections.Notifications and Deaths.Disinfections.Notifications and Deaths.Disinfections.Notifications and Deaths.Disinfections.
  • Page 53
    Number of Rooms disinfected, and not disinfected; (total infected rooms 1,704).
    Disinfection.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.Total.
  • Page 53
    Occupation or Status (so far as could be ascertained) of persons whose illness was notified (231 cases), and of deceased persons whose illness had not been notified (116 cases):—
    Males (191)—No. of Cases.
  • Page 56
    Appended is a statement of the visits paid during the year.
    Ward.North Kensington.South Kensington.Summary— whole Borough.
    St. Charles.Golborne.Norland.Pembridge.Total Visits.HollandEarl's Court.Queen's GateRedcliffe.Brompton.Total Visits.
  • Page 56
    Infantile Mortality, 1907.—Inquiry was made in the course of the year by the Lady Sanitary Inspectors with respect to deaths of 227 children under one year, out of a total of 433 deaths at that age-period. The deaths, and the number of cases investigated in the several wards were as follows:—
    Wards.Deaths.Cases Investigated.
  • Page 57
    TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1907. (See page 55.) 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 Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 58
    TABLE V. (A.) INFANTILE MORTALITY. (See page 55.) Causes of Death of Infants under one year of age, grouped in monthly periods, 1907.
    Cause of Death.January.February.Mjirch.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
  • Page 60
    DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAlt OF AGE, IN, OR CONNECTED WITH, THE NOTTING DALE "SPECIAL AREA," IN 1906.
    Home Address.Sex.Age at death.Status of Father or, if Illegitimate, of Mother.Death.How fed.How Lodged. Furnished rooms (F). Unfurnished rooms (U).Remarks.
    Cause.Date.Where occurred.
  • Page 62
    The subjoined statement exhibits the vital and mortal statistics of the Special Area, as a whole, in 1896 and in 1906.
  • Page 62
    The Causes of Death were—
    18961906
  • Page 62
    The Ages at Death were—
    18961906
  • Page 64
    Sanitary Inspector made a house-to-house inspection of the district in March, 1907, and prepared the subjoined table showing the mode of letting:—
    Name of street.Houses in street exclusive of Public Houses1 and Common Lodging Houses, fNo. of Houses let.No. of Unoccupied.
    In furnished rooms.In unfurnished rooms.Furnished rooms.Unfurnished rooms.
  • Page 66
    Patients, how admitted to the Infirmary.
    1896-7.1906-7.
    Streets.By Relieving Officers' Orders.Otherwise.Total.By Relieving Officers' Orders.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 66
    Admissions to the Infirmary from the Special Area (less Kenley Street).
    FromTotal Admissions.Inclusive of Common Lodging House Cases.
    1896-7.1906-7.1896-7.1906-7.
  • Page 66
    Medical Orders issued by Relieving Officers at Mary Place.
    Street.Total Orders.Inclusive of
    Infirmary Cases.Home Cases.Common Lodging House Cases.
    1896-7.1906-7.1896-7.1906-7.1896 7.1906-7.1896-7.1906-7.
  • Page 69
    [It may be interesting to give a few particulars of the working of the Act in the Borough in the first thirteen weeks in 1908, completing the official year 1907-8, which may be summarised as follows:—
  • Page 72
    Vaccination Officer's Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1906. (Vide page 71.)
    DATE.Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's DistrictNumber of Births returned in Birth List Sheets.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, Un vaccinated.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 of Conscientious Objection.
    1906.1907.
    1906.12346789101213
  • Page 74
    I am indebted to Mr. Duncombe Mann, Clerk to the Metropolitan Asylums Board, for the subjoined- Return of Hospital Accommodation. (1) For Fever and Diphtheria, Acute Cases—
    Beds.
  • Page 75
    THE AMBULANCE SERVICE. The annual report of the Ambulance Committee had not been published when the present report went to press, but I have been favoured with a short statement of removals effected in 1907, as follows:—
  • Page 77
    The facts elicited may be summarised as follows:—
    Name of Street.No. of houses let in furnished Rooms.Number of Occupied Rooms.Number of Inhabitants.Number of Empty Rooms.
  • Page 78
    "The subjoined table summarises particulars of the workshops on the Register at the end of the year, in North Kensington and South Kensin'gton respectively—Holland Park Avenue and High Street, Notting Hill, constituting the dividing line.
  • Page 78
    The businesses carried on at the registered premises are set out in the subjoined list:—
    Trade or Business.North Kensington.South Kensington.Total in the Borough.
  • Page 80
    SUMMARY RETURN OF WORK OF LADY INSPECTORS OF WORKSHOPS, ETC.
    1907.North Kensington.South Kensington.Total for Borough.
    Dressmakers.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.
  • Page 81
    "The businesses carried on at the workshops where men are employed, 784 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.
  • Page 82
    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. 1.—Inspection.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 82
    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of of Prosecutions
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 83
    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Inspections of Outworkers premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 109).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Received from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.†Outworkers.†Lists.Outworkers.†
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
  • Page 84
    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the Year.Number.
  • Page 84
    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 90
    PROCEEDINGS DURING 1907.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1907.Number of notices, 1907.Number of prosecutions, 1907.
    On register at end of 1906.Added in 1907.Removed in 1907.On register at end of 1907.
  • Page 92
    Summary of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year 1907. (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.*Notices served by order of the Public Health Committee.Notices served under the Lodging-House By-lawsFinal Notices (signed by Medical Officer) served.Houses, 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.Bakehouses, No. of.Bakehcuses, No. of Inspections of.Dairies, Milkshops, No. of.Dairies, Milkshops, No. of Inspections of.Mews, No. of Inspections of.Legal proceedings, i e., Summonses.
  • Page 99
    Return of work done at the Disinfecting Station, 1st January to 31st December, 1907.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Other.Total No. of Disinfections.No. of. Articles.Weight.Description of "Other" Cases (77).
    tonscwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 101
    Annual Number of Bodies taken into the Mortuary, 1897—1907.
    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 made.
  • Page 105
    APPENDIX I. Deaths registered from all causes in the Year 1907. (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishoners at Public Institutions within the Borough, but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, &c., without the Borough.) For a Summary of this Table see page 18.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total all Ages.sub-district.
    Kensington TownBrompton.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.
  • Page 106
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    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGESTotal 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. i35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Kensington Town.Brompton.
  • Page 107
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    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under Five Years of AgeGrand Total all Ages.Sub-district.
    Kensington Town.Brompton.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.
  • Page 108
    APPENDIX II. TABLE A. Population of Kensington; Marriages and Marriage-rate; Birth and Birthrate, and Deaths and Death-rate 1856-1907 ; and Infantile Mortality (1871-1907).
    The Year.PopulationMarriages.Marriage Rate.Births.Birth Rate.Deaths.Death Rate.Deaths under One Year.Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Registered Births.
    Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
  • Page 109
    TABLE B. Annual Number of Deaths in Kensington from the Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class (1856-1907) and Death-rate from these Diseases, in Kensington, and in London.
    The Year.Population.Deaths from the Seven Principal Diseases of the Zymoiic Class.Zymotic Death-rate.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-Cough.Fever.Diarrhoœa.TotalPer 1,000 persons living.Deaths per 1,000 Deaths from all Causes, Kensington.
    Typhus.Enteric.Pyrexia.Kensington.London.
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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.
    Quinquennial Period.Births.Birthrate.Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.Zymotic Death-rate, per 1,000 persons living.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping-Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia.Diarrhœa.Total.
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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—Smallpox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and "Fever"; and (2) The three non-notifiable diseases—Measles, Whooping-Cough, and Diarrhœa.
    Quinquennial Period.l •234567Death-rate per 1,000 from—
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.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).