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Kensington 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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74
charge of strangers. The evidence of improper feeding and of the
lack of maternal care is apparent enough in the above list of fatal
diseases.
Senile Mortality.—At sixty years of age, and upwards,
there were 736 deaths, as against 649, 699 and 607, in the three
preceding years, or 25.6 per cent, on total deaths, the equivalent
per centage in London being 22.8.

Table: The Death Rate per 1,000 persons living, at different periods of life, was as follows :—

The Death Rate per 1,000 persons living, at different periods of life, was as follows :—

1885.1884.
Under Five years of age58.456.3
Five and under 152.93.4
Fifteen „ ,, 252.83.1
Twenty-five ,, 355.45.0
Thirty-five ,, 459.79.8
Forty-five ,, 5516.318.0
Fifty-five ,, 6527.624.7
Sixty-five ,, 7563.258.1
Seventy-five ,, 85142.7127.5
Eighty-five and upwards340.3202.1

Table: The subjoined Table shews the quarterly numbers of deaths of parishioners, males and females, in each of the sub-districts, including those that occurred at outlying public institutions :—

The subjoined Table shews the quarterly numbers of deaths of parishioners, males and females, in each of the sub-districts, including those that occurred at outlying public institutions :—

Kensington Town Sub-district,Bronipton Sub-district.Grand Total Whole Parish.
Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
2733195926987156748
2992945937171142735
2492625115572127638
2522645165873131647
1073113922122533035562768
The Births were, Males2049The Deaths were, Males1326
Females1983F emales1442
Total Births4032Total Deaths2768
2768Deaths

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1264 Excess of Births over Deaths