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Kensington 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

Published
1878
Pages
88
Tables
33

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33 tables in this report

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    The following table shows the relative rates of mortality in all London, and the several great divisions thereof, and in Kensington, in the last five years:
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    subjoined figures shew the relative proportions of Kensington parish, and the other parishes comprised in the registration district of Kensington:—
    Area in statuteInhabited houses,Population,
    acres.1871.1871.
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    For some parochial purposes Kensington parish is divided into wards. The sub joined figures shew the acreage of the several wards, and other particulars of interest which relate to the census year, 1871.
    Name of Ward.Area in statute acres.Inhabited houses, 1871.Population, 1871,Rateable annual value of property. 1871.
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    The subjoined table shows the progress and the fluctuation of the disease in this parish from what was practically the commencement of the epidemic in october, 1876, to the end of june, 1878:—
    No. of Report.Date of Report.Cases Reported.Under 15 yrs. of age.Over 15 yrs. of age.Sanitary Districts.Sent to Hospital.Treated at home
    NorthSouth
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    AGES OF MALES AND FEMALES, 1871.
    All Ages.Under 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwds.
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    The subjoined table exhibits at a glance some of the evidences of the growth of Kensington within the present century :—
    The Year.Population.(Rateable value of Property.The Year.
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    The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of each sex registered in the sub-district:—
    Kensington Town Sub-District.Brompton. Sub-District.Grand Total.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of deaths of each sex registered in the sub-districts :—
    Kensington Town Sub-District.Brompton Sub-district.Grand Total.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    The subjoined table shows the number of deaths due to the chief great classes of diseases :—
    Kensington Town Sob-district.Brompton.Total.Per 1,000 Persons living.Per 1,000 Deaths
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    The detailed causes of death are set out in Table 3, Appendix, in 13 divisions according to age. The ages at death (excluding the deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Hospital), were as follows :—
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    The following table shows the death rate in 13 periods, 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.
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    In the subjoined statement of the number of deaths in the sub-districts only those registered in Kensington are included, as I do not know how many of the deaths in the hospitals belong to the Town and how many to the Brompton sub-district.
    Town.Brompton,Total.
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    The causes of death may be grouped as follows :—
    Under 1 Yr.Between 1 & 60.60 & upward.Total.
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    The verdicts may be classified thus :—
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    The following table shows the maximum, minimum, and average proportions of organic elements (organic carbon and organic nitrogen), in each of the local Companies' waters during the year ; the amount found in the Kent Company's water being taken as unity.
    Source.Company.Maximum.Minimum.Average.
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    The following table exhibits the results of observation as to the degree of efficiency of filtration of Thames waters distributed by the local Companies (monthly examination):—
    Names of Companies.Number of occasions when clear and transparent.Number of occasions when slightly turbid.Number of occasions when turbid.Number of occasions when very turbid.
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    The subjoined table shows with what frequency these organisms have been observed in the water supplied by the local Companies (monthly examination) :—
    Names of CompaniesNumber of occasions when raovine organisms were found.
    186918701871187218731874187518761877
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    The subjoined table exhibits the averages for 1877 of solid impurity, and other particulars, the numbers relating to 100,000 parts of each water : —
    Name of Company.Temperature in Centigrade Degrees.Total Solid Matters.Organic Carbon.Organic Nitrogen.Ammonia.Nitrogen as Nitrates and Nitrites.Total combined Nitrogen.Chlorine.Total Hardness.Proportionate amount of organic Elements, that in the Kent Company's Water being taken as 1*
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    1. With respect to Illuminating Power. The maximum, minimum, and average illuminating power in standard sperm candles are as follows :—(Statutory standard=16 candles).
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
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    2. As Regards Purity. Grains of Sulphur per 100 Cubic Feet of Gas. (Permitted maximum, 25 Grains.)
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
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    TABLE I. Estimated population of Kensington at the middle of the year 1877, and in 10 previous years; number of inhabited houses; Births, Deaths, and Marriages (gross numbers).
    Year.Estimated Population*Number of Houses.Registered Births. .Deaths.Marriages.
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    TABLE II. Showing Birth and Death Rate: Deaths of Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions 1877, and 10 previous years.
    The Year.Births per 1000 of the population.Death rate per 1000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year per cent. to Total Deaths.Deaths of Children under 1 year per cent. to Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 3 years per cent. to Total Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions
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    TABLE III. Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1877. (The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents being excluded)
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total deaths under Five.Grand Total.sub-district
    Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to;65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards.Kensington Town.Brompton.
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    TABLE IV. Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths, 1877, viz.—
    Diseases.Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.
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    TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in 10 years, 1867-76, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1877, &c.
    Disease.1867186818691870187118721873187418751876Annual Average 10 years 1867—76Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1867—761877Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1877.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the year ended March 25th, 1878.
    Sub-districts.No. of Complaints received during the year.No. of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected.Results of In pection.House Drains.Privies and W.C.'s.Dust Bins.Water Supply.Miscellaneous.
    Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired and Whitewashed.Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases.Repaired, Cleansed, &c.Trapped or Ventilated.Repaired, Covered, &c.Supplied with Water.New provided.New provided.Repaired, Covered, &c.Cisterns (new) erected.Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired and Covered.No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of Sanitary Acts, 1866.*No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to.Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse.Removal of Animals, &c., improperly kept.Regularly Inspected.Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings.
    Bakehouses.Licensed Cowhouses.Licensed Slaughterhouses.
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    TABLE VIa. Summary of Monthly Returns of Sanitary Work done by the Inspectors.
    Date of Report.Houses Inspected.Mews Inspected.Slaughter Houses Inspected.Cowsheds Inspected.Bakehouses Inspected.Offensive Trades Inspected.Sanitary Orders Issued.Removal of Dust, Ashes, &c.Date of Report.
    North District.[South District.
    Request.Complnt.Total.Request.Complnt.Total.
    NorthSouthNorthSouthNorthSouthNorthSouthNorthSouthNorthSouthNorthSouth
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    TABLE VII. Showing the Death rate per 1,000 persons living; the annual rate of Mortality per 1,000 living from seven Zymotic Diseases; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to the total Deaths in Kensington and in all London in 1877, and in the ten years, 1867-76.
    The Year.Deaths per 1000 living.Total Deaths from seven Zymotic diseases, Kensington.Annual rate of Mortality per 1,000 living from seven Zymotic Diseases.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths from seven Zymotic diseases.The Year.
    Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
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    TABLE VIII. Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington, in 52 weeks, ended 29th December, 1877.
    LOCALITY.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living from all causes.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living from principal Zymotic diseases.Per centage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered.Per 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. (Inquests.)Registered in large Public Institutions.
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    TABLE IX. Showing the Principal Localities in which fatal cases of the chief Zymotic Diseases occurred in 1877. KENSINGTON TOWN REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICT.
    Locality.DISEASES.Locality.DISEASES.
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric.S. C.F.Diarrhœa.Total.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping Cough.Typhus.EntericS. c. F.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    TABLE X. PARISH OP ST. MART ABBOTTS, KENSINGTON. Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered during the year 1877.
    DATE.Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets. 2Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 10, 11, and 13 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets) viz.:Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account, as shown by Report Bouk of
    Column 10 Successfully vaccinated. 3Column 11.Column 13. Dead. Un-vacci-nated. 6Postponement by Medical Certificate. 8Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized. 9Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found. 10Cases still under proceedings by summons and otherwise.
    Insusceptible of Successful Vaccination. 4Had Small-pox. 5
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    SOUTH OF UXBRIDGE ROAD.
    LOCALITY.LICENSEE.
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    TABLE XII. LICENSED COW SHEDS. SOUTH OF UXBRIDGE ROAD.
    LOCALITY.LICENSEE.