[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington] page 64

Kensington 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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First period of twelve years (1859-70) ; without notification and without hospitals :—

Number of Deaths Annually.

Diseases.	1859	I860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	Totals.
Small Pox	11	18	2	0	49	5	18	10	29	4	6	8	160
Measles	42	29	53	30	83	100	52	40	19	84	27	70	629
Scarlet Fever	53	86	57	110	89	90	31	28	35	170	106	198	1053
Diphtheria	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	9	14	23
Whooping Cough	11	56	37	54	22	56	37	28	68	34	71	55	529
Fever	17	25	32	51	54	60	77	33	46	52	42	46	535
Diarrhoea	72	35	66	24	54	63	104	112	78	113	108	154	983
Totals	206	249	247	269	351	374	319	251	275	457	369	545	3912

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Yearly Average 326

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Second period of twelve years (1871-82) ; with voluntary notification and with hospitals:—

Number, of Deaths Annually.

Diseases.	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	Totals.
Small Pox	120	68	1	0	0	8	84	24	24	33	55	0	395
Measles	64	43	38	121	23	128	54	53	60	75	67	77	803
Scarlet Fever	95	29	10	32	83	59	31	77	51	105	36	62	670
Diphtheria	11	14	11	26	23	17	10	20	26	22	8	! 25	213
Whooping Cough	72	77	44	45	107	124	34	185	93	95	85	119	1080
Fever	48	42	41	52	29	36	27	33	23	33	31	¹ 32	427
Diarrhoea	129	110	145	112	107	126	99	181	71	128	101	61	1370
Totals	539	383	290	388	372	498	339	573	348	469	383	376	4958

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Yearly Average... 413
The average population in the first period of twelve years (1859-70), was 90,000,
and in the second period (1871-82), 147,300.

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Summary of preceding Tables, with corrections for increase of population:—

Diseases.	A ctual number of Deaths in 1st period (1859-70).	Actual number of Deaths in 2nd period 1871-82.	Estimated No. of Deaths in 2nd period, 1871-82, corrected for increase of population.	Increase (corrected) in 2nd period 1871-82.	Decrease (corrected) in 2nd period 1871-82.	Nett decrease (corrected representing estimated saving of lives in 2nd period 1871-82.
Small Pox	160	395	261	134	...	...
Measles	629	803	1029	...	226	...
Scarlet Feveri Diphtheria	1076	883	1761	...	878	...
Whooping Co	rgh 529	1080	865	215	...	...
" Fever "	535	427	875	...	448	...
Diarrhoea	983	1370	1608	...	238	...
	3912	4958	6399	349	1790	1441