London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1899
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1899
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THE TRUE DEATH-RATE* OF KENSINGTON IN 1899. (Vide page 19).
| Age-Period. | Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes | Male Sex. | Female Sex. | |
| Under five years of age | 15,405 | 7,665 | 7,740 | 932 | 487 | 445 | 60.5 | 63.5 | 57.5 |
| Five and under 15 | 28,152 | 13,438 | 14,714 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Fifteen and under 25 | 38,509 | 13,406 | 25,103 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Twenty-five and under 35 | 33,074 | 11,153 | 21,921 | 185 | 74 | 111 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Thirty-five and under 45 | 23,028 | 9,013 | 14,015 | 249 | 127 | 122 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 8.7 |
| Forty-five and under 55 | 16,334 | 6,569 | 9,765 | 348 | 175 | 173 | 21.3 | 26.6 | 17.7 |
| Fifty-five and under 65 | 9,947 | 3,962 | 5,985 | 377 | 177 | 200 | 37.9 | 44.7 | 33.4 |
| Sixty-five and under 75 | 5,624 | 2,122 | 3,502 | 350 | 157 | 193 | 62.2 | 74.0 | 55.1 |
| Seventy-five and upwards | 2,327 | 782 | 1,545 | 408 | 148 | 260 | 175.3 | 189.3 | 168.3 |
| Totals | 172,400 | 68,110 | 104,290 | 3,021 | 1,430 | 1,591 | ... | ... | ... |
The "true" death-rate is that which shows the rate of mortality per 1,000 persons living of each sex at different age-periods.