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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 rate in all London last year was 3.6 per 1,000 living, and 162 deaths in every 1,000 deaths. The deaths occurred in the registration sub-districts in the subjoined proportions :—
| Town. | Brompton. | Total. | Deaths, per 1,000 deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Measles | 112 | 16 | 128 | 44,3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 17 | 59 | 20.4 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5.8 |
| Whooping Cough | 114 | 10 | 124 | 42.9 |
| Fever | 34 | 2 | 36 | 12.4 |
| Diarrhcea | 110 | 16 | 126 | 43 5 |
| Total | 433 | 65 | 498 | 172.0 |
It will thus be seen that while the deaths in Brompton fell
from 87 to 65, the number in the Town sub-district rose from 285
to 433.
Of the total deaths no fewer than 309 took place in the first half of the year, and only 189 (including 107 from diarrhoea,) in the second half, viz.:—
| Disease. | First half of the Year. | Second half of the Year. |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | 7 |
| Measles | 110 | 18 |
| Scarlet Fever | 44 | 15 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 7 |
| Whooping Cough "Fever" | 109 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | |
| Diarrhcea | 19 | 107 |
| 309 | 189 |
Small Pox.—The eight deaths from this disease were registered
in the Town sub-district, one each in the first and third quarters
and six in the fourth quarter.
Measles was fatal to 128 children, viz,, 112 in the Town subdistrict,
and 16 in Brompton : the quarterly number of deaths
being, respectively, 31, 79, 17 and 1 ; 110 in the first half of the
year, during which (as also in the latter part of 1875), the
malady raged epidemically. In the fourth quarter of last year
there was but one death from this disease, and, I
may add, the mortality from it has since been very low. The
corrected decennial average number of deaths from measles
is 65.
Scarlet Fever.—The 59 deaths from this disease, 42 in the Town
sub-district and 17 in Brompton, show a decline of 24 from the
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