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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 1893
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893
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The subjoined Table shews the quarterly number of deaths of parishioners, males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town sub-district. | Total. | Brompton sub-district. | Grand Total. | Total. Whole Parish. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||||||
| 1st Quarter | 285 | 306 | 591 | 70 | 98 | 168 | 759 | ||
| 2nd „ | 226 | 257 | 483 | 68 | 71 | 139 | 622 | ||
| 3 rd „ | 298 | 261 | 559 | 52 | 72 | 124 | 683 | ||
| 4th „ | 308 | 364 | 672 | 71 | 109 | 180 | 852 | ||
| 1,117 | 1,188 | 2,305 | 261 | 350 | 611 | 2,916 | |||
| The Births were, Males, | 1893 | The Deaths were, Males, | 1378 | ||||||
| Females, | 1768 | Females, | 1538 | ||||||
| Total Births, | 3661 | Total Deaths, | 2916 | ||||||
| 2916 Deaths | |||||||||
| 745 Excess of Births over Deaths. | |||||||||
The subjoined Table shews the rate of mortality, and the mean temperature of the air, in each of thirteen periods of four weeks corresponding with my monthly reports:—
| Date of Report. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living | Above or below Decennial Average. | Mean Temperature. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Decennial Average. | Above or below Decennial Average. | ||||
| 1893 | 10 years 1883-92. | |||||
| Jan. 28 | 23.2 | 22.2 | + 1.0 | 34.2 | 37.9 | –3.7 |
| Feb. 25 | 14.2 | 18.4 | –4.2 | 42.0 | 39.5 | + 2.5 |
| March 25 | 17.0 | 18.7 | –17 | 45.0 | 38.9 | + 6.1 |
| April 22 | 16.4 | 17.6 | –1.2 | 49.6 | 44.8 | + 4.8 |
| May 20 | 13.9 | 16.5 | –2.6 | 570 | 50.1 | + 6.9 |
| June 17 | 14.3 | 16.1 | –1.8 | 60.3 | 57.3 | + 3.0 |
| July 15 | 169 | 15.1 | +1.8 | 63.2 | 61.3 | +1.9 |
| August 12 | 17.3 | 16.0 | +1.3 | 63.1 | 61.8 | + 1.3 |
| Sept. 9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | +0.1 | 64.1 | 59.8 | + 4.5 |
| Oct. 7 | 16 3 | 12.6 | +3.7 | 54.7 | 55.1 | –0.4 |
| Nov. 4 | 147 | 15.0 | —0.3 | 50.4 | 47.5 | + 2.9 |
| Dec. 2 | 207 | 15.7 | +5.0 | 40.4 | 43.2 | –2.8 |
| Dec. 30 | 27.6 | 17.7 | 41.6 | 38.0 | + 3.6 | |
| Averages, whole year | 17.5 | 16.8 | 51.1 | 48.9 | ||