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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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TABLE VIII.
Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington in 1893.
| Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases. | Percentage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered | PERCENTAGE 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.* | Uncertified. | ||||
| London | 21.3 | 3.1 | 16.4 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 26.9 | 0.9 |
| Kensington | 17.5 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 21.4 | 29.5 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 25.4 | 0.1 |
*Viz.—Parish Infirmary and Workhouse, Brompton Consumption Hospital, so far as relates to Deaths of Parishioners therein,
and outlying Public Institutions, i.e., General and Special Hospitals, etc.