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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE 1 1.
Showing Birth and Death Rates; Deaths of Children; and Deaths in Public Institutions in 1880, 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 5 years; per cent, to Total Deaths. | Deaths at Public Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 289 | 180 | 25 0 | 156 | 42 3 | 3691 |
| 1879 | 30.6 | 19.1 | 24.2 | 15.1 | 40.8 | 423 |
| 1878 | 30.0 | 20.3 | 26.5 | 17.8 | 46.3 | 414 |
| 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 | 321 | 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 |
| Average of 10 Years, 1870.9. | 31.4 | 19.1 | 26.1 | 15.9 | 42.6 | 323 |
* Viz. The Workhouse (236), the Hospital for Chest Diseases at Brompton (103), and the Infectious Diseases Hospitals (30).
Note.—The calculations in this Table are made on the gross number of deaths registered, without deduction of those of non.parishioners in
public institutions. Vide Report, page 82).