London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 30.8 | 17.3 | 25.3 | 13.9 | 40.8 | 354* |
| 1876 | 32.9 | 19.5 | 26.6 | 17.1 | 44.6 | 338 |
| 1875 | 31.2 | 19.4 | 25.0 | 15.6 | 40.3 | 338 |
| 1874 | 31.7 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 17.5 | 45.4 | 252 |
| 1873 | 31.4 | 18.3 | 27.0 | 15.9 | 40.0 | 272 |
| 1872 | 32.1 | 17.4 | 28.9 | 15.6 | 44.2 | 264 |
| 1871 | 31.3 | 19.4 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 41.6 | 252 |
| 1870 | 32.1 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 16.4 | 42.9 | 330 |
| 1869 | 32.5 | 20.3 | † | † | † | 313 |
| 1868 | 33.1 | 21.0 | † | † | † | 303 |
| 1867 | 31.2 | 19.0 | † | † | 40.6 | 221 |
| Average of 10 Years, 1867—76. | 31.9 | 19.5 | 26.4 | 16. | 42.4 | 288 |
* Viz. The Workhouse (223), and the Hospital for Chest Diseases at Brompton (130.)
†No information.
Note.—The calculations in this Table are made on the gross number of deaths registered without deduction of those of non-parishioners
at public institutions.