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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 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE C.
Showing the Number of Deaths in each week, and each quarter, of the Year
| Week. | Small-Pox. | Measles, | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total deaths from seven Zymotic diseases. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Pulmonary Diseases. | Total deaths from Pulmonary diseases. | Total deaths from all causes. | Mean temperature of the air. | No. of Week. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Ending. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jan. 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 45.2 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 42 | 39.3 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | „ 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 36.1 | ||||||
| 4 | 1. 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 31.6 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | Feb. 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 67 | 42.0 | |||
| 6 | ,, 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 50 | 32.4 | 6 | |||||
| 7 | ,, 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 30.7 | 7 | |||
| 8 | „ 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 66 | 36.9 | 8 | |||||
| 9 | Mar. 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 45.8 | 9 | |||
| 10 | „ 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5° | 38.4 | 10 | |||||||
| 11 | ,, 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 41.0 | 11 | ||||||
| 12 | „ 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 38.1 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | Apr. 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 37.2 | 13 | |||||||
| 14 | Apr. 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 49 | 45.5 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | „ 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 38 | 50.1 | 15 | ||
| 16 | ,, 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 55.0 | 16 | |||
| 17 | ,, 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 47.7 | 17 | |||
| 18 | May 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 45.6 | 18 | ||||||
| „ 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 63 | 49.3 | 19 | ||||||
| 20 | ,, 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 58.8 | 20 | |||||
| 21 | „ 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 56.6 | 21 | ||||
| 22 | June 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 58.1 | 22 | |||
| 23 | ,, 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 58.0 | 23 | |||
| 24 | „ 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 64.6 | 24 | |||
| 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 63.8 | 25 | |||||||
| 26 | July 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57.7 | 26 | ||||||
| 27 | July 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 65.0 | 27 | ||||||
| 28 | „ 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 65.7 | 28 | ||||
| 29 | ,, 23 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 68.5 | 29 | |||||
| 30 | ,, 30 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 64.8 | 3° | |||||
| 31 | Aug; 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 65.3 | 31 | |||||
| 32 | ,, 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 64.5 | 32 | ||||
| 33 | „ 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 60.9 | 33 | ||||||
| 34 | ,, 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 57.3 | 34 | ||||
| 35 | Sept. 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 57.7 | 35 | ||||
| 36 | „ 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 57.0 | 36 | |||||
| 37 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 54.0 | 37 | ||||||
| 38 | „ 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 54.5 | 38 | ||||||
| 39 | Oct. 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 55.7 | 39 | ||||
| 40 | Oct. 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 54.1 | 40 | |
| 41 | ,, 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 47.1 | 41 | |||
| 42 | „ 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 54 | 49.7 | 42 | ||||
| 43 | ,, 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 48.2 | 43 | ||||
| 44 | Nov. 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 44.1 | 44 | |||
| 45 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 39.1 | 45 | ||||
| 46 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 57 | 37.6 | 46 | |
| 47 | „ 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 46.8 | 47 | |||||
| 48 | Dec. 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 38.9 | 48 | ||||||
| 49 | ,, 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 57 | 32.5 | 49 | ||
| 50 | „ 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 51 | 42.8 | 5° | ||
| 51 | ,, 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 33.0 | 51 | |||
| 52 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 25.7 | 52 | ||||
| Total whole year | 8 | 70 | 198 | 14 | 55 | 46 | 154 | 545 | 402 | 261 | 107 | 39 | 809* | 2473 | 48.7 | ||
| SUMMARY. | |||||||||||||||||
| F1rst quarter | 0 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 104 | 108 | 35 | 20 | 267 | 669 | 38.0 | ||
| Second do. | 2 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 125 | 107 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 201 | 594 | 54.6 | ||
| Th1rd do. | 1 | 11 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | 182 | 91 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 128 | 566 | 60.8 | ||
| Fourth do. | 5 | 23 | 80 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 161 | 100 | 76 | 29 | 8 | 213 | 644 | 41.4 | ||
* Or 678, deducting 122 deaths of Non-Parishioners which took place in the Brompton Consumption Hospital.