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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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It thus appears that the deaths from these diseases
were seven above the corrected decennial average. They
were 8 more than in 1892; and as usual the deaths in the
Brompton sub-district (53) were fewer in proportion to population
than those in the Town sub-district (288). The total
deaths were equivalent to 117 per 1,000 deaths from all
causes in Kensington (Metropolis 144), and to a rate of 2.0
per 1000 persons living (Metropolis, 31); the decennial
average being 2.0 in Kensington, and 2.8 in London. In
England and Wales the deaths from these diseases were 129
in each 1000 deaths, and the rate was 2.47 per 1000 persons
living, the decennial average being about 2.4 per 1000. In
the 32 Cities and Boroughs grouped by the Registrar-General
with the Metropolis, the zymotic death-rate averaged 3.12 per
1000 living, ranging from 1.24 at Huddersfield and 1.65 at
Bristol, to 4.65 at Bolton and 6.01 at Salford.
The subjoined Table shews the distribution of deaths in Kensington from the principal diseases of the zymotic class, registered in thirteen four-weekly periods corresponding with my monthly reports :—
| Report for Four Weeks ended. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 28 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| February 25 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 10 |
| March 25 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | ... | 14 | |
| April 22 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| May 20 | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| June 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... | 6 | 21 |
| July 15 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 9 | ... | 42 | |
| August 12 | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 50 |
| September9 | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 6 | ... | 15 | 33 |
| October 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 34 |
| November 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 43 |
| December 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |
| December 30 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| Totals | 9 | 18 | 51 | 83 | 65 | 17 | 98 | 341 |