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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 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: Table C.Summary of the Population, &. &c., of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington.

Table C.

Summary of the Population, &. &c., of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington.

Separate FamiliesInhabitd Houses.Empty Houses.Houses BuildingMales.Females.Total.
The Ward of Holy Trinity, Brompton4829321837415184931363322126
The Ward of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington73514770329257136582192735585
The Ward of St. John and St. James, Nott-ing Hill137867724723189268493567462523
Grand Total259661571214265974900071234120234

Table: Table HH.Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington in 52 weeks ending 30th December, 1871.

Table HH.

Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington in 52 weeks ending 30th December, 1871.

Llocality.Annual Death Rate per 1000 from all causes.Annual Death Rate per 1000, from 7 principal Zymotic Diseases.Per centage of Deaths under 1 year to Births RegisteredPer centage of Deaths to Total Deaths.
Under 1 year of age.At 60 years of age and upwards.From 7 Zymotic Diseases.From Violence.Registered upon information of the Coroner (In-qnests).Registered in large Public Institutions.
London24.76.017.123.919.324.23.26.218.2
Kensington18.924.515.325.623.223.32.26.310.7

Table: Table I.Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases including Small Pox cases in the Hospitals.

Table I.

Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases including Small Pox cases in the Hospitals.

Town.Brompton.Total
Small Pox10416120
Measles60464
Scarlet Fever88795
Diphtheria9211
Whooping Cough65772
Fever—Typhus426
Enteric or Typhoid20828
Simple Continued.12214
Diarrhoea10623129
Cholera303
Total47171542