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Kensington 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Wales the deaths from these diseases were 110 in each 1,000
deaths; and the rate was 2.1 per 1,000 persons living, the
decennial average being 2.8 per 1,000.
In the 27 large Towns grouped by the Registar-General with
the Metropolis, the-zymotic death rate was 2.7 per 1,000, ranging
from 1.1 in Halifax, to 5.29 in Sunderland, while in the 50 large
Towns coming next in order of importance after the 27, it averaged
2.3 per 1,000, the highest rate (5.6 per 1,000) being recorded, as
in 1884, at Wigan, and the lowest rate (0.91) at Coventry.

Table: The following Table shows the distribution of deaths, from the several diseases registered in thirteen four weekly periods, corresponding to my monthly reports:—

The following Table shows the distribution of deaths, from the several diseases registered in thirteen four weekly periods, corresponding to my monthly reports:—

Four weeks endedSmall-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
Jan. 31, 1885121210.........117
Feb. 28, „......127.........212
Mar. 28, „25......11...1...221
April 25, „510...111...2...130
May 23, „522......9...1...138
June 20, „330...19...1...549
July 18, „221......12...1...1450
Aug. 15, „27347.........3659
Sept. 12, „28...23...1...1127
Oct. 10, ,,2......43...1...616
Nov. 7, „12124.........313
Dec. 5, „...1...44...3...416
Jan. 2, 1886...31...8...1......13
2511172298...12...86361

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I now proceed to make a few observations with regard to each
of the above-mentioned diseases.
Measles.—The deaths in 1884 from measles—32, and less
than half the corrected decennial average, were 111 in 1885, and
45 above the corrected average, the disease having been severely
epidemic during a large part of the year. Seventy-three of the