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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 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The deaths of illegitimate children under five years of age, as
registered, were 93 (viz., 88 in the Town sub-district and five in
Brompton), equal to 3.3 per cent. on total deaths, and to 50 per
cent. on the registered illegitimate births,
The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of deaths of each sex registered in each sub-district:—
| Kensington Town Sub-District. | Brompton Sub-District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Grand Total. | |
| 1st Quarter | 309 | 348 | 657 | 96 | 80 | 176 | 833 |
| 2nd „ | 326 | 273 | 599 | 83 | 82 | 165 | 764 |
| 3rd „ | 295 | 265 | 560 | 82 | 52 | 134 | 694 |
| 4th „ | 224 | 236 | 460 | 72 | 73 | 145 | 605 |
| Total - | 1154 | 1122 | 2276 | 333 | 287 | 620 | 2896 |
The subjoined table shows the death-rate in 13 periods of four weeks, corresponding to my monthly reports, and the average temperature of the air :—
| Date of Report. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Mean Temperature of the air. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five weeks ended Feb. | 5, 1876. | 23.8 | 37.3 |
| Four „ „ March. | 4 | 22.5 | 41.9 |
| „ „ April. | 1 | 22.2 | 40.6 |
| „ „ „ | 29 | 22.0 | 47.4 |
| „ „ May. | 27 | 20.7 | 48.0 |
| „ „ June. | 24 | 21.2 | 57.3 |
| „ „ July. | 22 | 20.3 | 66.1 |
| „ „ Aug. | 19 | 21.2 | 65.8 |
| „ „ Sept. | 16 | 14.0 | 54.9 |
| „ „ Oct. | 14 | 14.9 | 56.4 |
| „ „ Nov. | 11 | 17.9 | 45.6 |
| „ „ Dec. | 13 | 15.2 | 46.8 |
| Three 2 „ „ | 31 | 16.5 | 41.9 |
| Average | - | 19.4 | 500 |
SPECIAL CAUSES OF DEATH.
Zymotic Diseases.—As already stated, the year 1876 was
characterised by the prevalence of certain of the diseases of the
zymotic class, viz., small pox, measles, and whooping cough, in an
epidemic form, the result being that the deaths from the seven
principal diseases rose from 372 in 1875 to 498 in 1876 (increase
126) ; and the proportion of deaths from 133 to 172 in every 1,000
deaths. The zymotic death-rate was 3.3 per 1,000 persons living