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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington in 1885.
| LOCALITY. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living from all causes. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living from seven 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 seven principal Zymotic diseases. | From Violence. | Registered upon information of Coroners. (Inquests.) | Registered at Public Institutions.* | ||||
| London | 19.7 | 2.7 | 14.8 | 24.5 | 22.8 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 21.3 |
| Kensington | 16.1 | 2.1 | 16.1 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 20.2 |
* Viz.—Parish Infirmary, Brompton Consumption Hospital, so far as relates to Deaths of Parishioners therein, and outlying Public
Institutions, i.e., General and Special Hospitals, including the Hospital Ships and Camp.