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34
REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TO THE VESTRY
OF THE
PARISH OF KENSINGTON.
Sanitary Department,
Vestry Hall, Kensington.
June, 1863.
Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you a brief abstract of the mortality which
has taken place in your Parish during the past year, classified according
to age and cause of death ; an account of nuisances removed or abated,
and on other matters connected with the Sanitary Department, as required
by the Act of Parliament. The Mortality Lists are made up as usual,
from January to December, and the proceedings taken under the
Nuisances Removal Act, from March to March. The necessity for
returning the death rate in this manner is, that it will enable you to
compare it with that issued by the Registrar General for the whole
country.
In estimating the mortality I am indebted to the kindness of the
Registrar General, who continues gratuitously to forward me weekly a
correct account of all the births and deaths which have taken place in
the two wards of the Parish. Without this information it would be both
difficult and expensive to obtain accounts of the prevalence of infectious
disorders, &c., from week to week.
The total number of deaths during this period has been—
males. females. total.
Brompton 224 218 442
Kensington 590 573 1162
814 791 1604
This shews a decrease in the Brompton Ward of 42 from last year,
and in the rapidly increasing population of Kensington Ward, an increase
of 199, being a total increase of 157 for the entire parish. This is