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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 1867

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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number was 799, or 40.6 per cent. of the deaths registered in that year.
In the Consumption Hospital 99 deaths took place; not a single case being,
as far as I can learn from the Reports sent to the Registrar-General, that of
an inhabitant of the Parish.

Table: The number of births during the same period has been 3158, namely—

The number of births during the same period has been 3158, namely—

Males.Females.Total.
In Brompton291315606
Kensington131712352552
160815503158

Table: The number of deaths of an Infectious or Zymotic character were:-

The number of deaths of an Infectious or Zymotic character were:-

In Brompton, 1867.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea.Fever.Cholera.Total.
1st Quarter1...27...4...14
2nd Quarter3...22...1...8
3rd Quarter...1...1133...18
4th Quarter712321...16
Total112613159...56
In Kensington.
1st Quarter611022212...53
2nd Quarter10261829...47
3rd Quarter22710524178
4th Quarter...1265712...42
Total1817295563371220
Grand Total for the whole Parish.2919356878461276
Total for year, 1866.10402828112338259

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The number of births last year was 3080.
The returns thus show not only a decrease of mortality but also an
increase in the number of births in the Parish.