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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 1895
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1895
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(A) Table of DEATHS during the Year 1895, in the Parish of Kensington, in the Metropolitan District classified according To Diseases, Ages, and Localities. (See Note, page 44.)
| Names Of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistic: Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Column for Population and Wirth are in Tuble B., p. 67.) (a) | MOKTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES, AT SUBJOINED AGES | (i) | MORTALITY FROM SUBJOINED CAUSES, DISTINGUISHING DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. (c) | 1 and under 5. (d) | 5 and under 15 (e) | 15 and under 25. (f) | 25 and under 65. (g) | 66 and upwards. (h) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Group. | Fever. | cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whnoping- Cough | Diarrhœa & Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia. and Pleuriy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Entericor Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kensington Town Sub-District | 1578 | 479 | 187 | 56 | 45 | 458 | 353 | Under.5 | ... | 7 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 28 | 87 | ... | ... | ... | 140 | ... | 16 | 355 | 666 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 182 | 102 | 23 | 457 | 912 | ||||||||
| Brompton Sub-District | 425 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 181 | 121 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 5 | 46 | 93 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 34 | 53 | 39 | 15 | 178 | 332 | ||||||||
| Kensington Infirmary | 444 | 62 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 193 | 125 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 2 | ... | 58 | 113 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 77 | 86 | 23 | 3 | 136 | 331 | ||||||||
| Brompton Hospital | 94 | ... | ... | 5 | 27 | 62 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 94 | ||||||||
| St.Marylebone Infirmary | 489 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 234 | 209 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 89 | 137 | 27 | 6 | 184 | 458 | ||||||||
| St. Joseph's House | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 30 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 23 | 35 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3065 | 621 | 282 | 88 | 103 | 1133 | 838 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 17 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 | 36 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | 185 | 2 | 22 | 478 | 903 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | 13 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 402 | 465 | 200 | 47 | 981 | 2162 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 308 | 23 | 60 | 35 | 22 | 143 | 25 | Under 5 | ... | 13 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 7 | 18 | 83 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 2 | 17 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 112 | 225 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring with in the district among persons not belonging thereto | 625 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 303 | 234 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 20 | 35 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 173 | 143 | 39 | 10 | 210 | 590 | ||||||||