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Kensington 1901

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1901

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Table: TABLE XI. (Table VII. in Annual Reports prior to 1900.) Showing the Death.- rate per 1,000 persons living; the Rate per 1,000 from the principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to total Deaths, in Kensington and in all London; in 1901, and in the ten preceding years, 1891.1900.

TABLE XI. (Table VII. in Annual Reports prior to 1900.) Showing the Death.- rate per 1,000 persons living; the Rate per 1,000 from the principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to total Deaths, in Kensington and in all London; in 1901, and in the ten preceding years, 1891.1900.

The Year.Deaths per 1,000 living.Total Deaths from seven principal Zymotic Diseases. Kensington.Annual rate of mortality per 1,000 living, from seven principal Zymotic Diseases.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths, from seven principal Zymotic Diseases.The Year.
Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
189118.421.52731.62.3891071891
189217.220.7333202.81151361892
189317.421.3341203.11171361893
189415.617.88462.12.71321501894
189516.21993221.92.61171331895
189616.718.64602.7311591691896
189715.618.23101.82.61161421897
189816.318.73472 02.81241501898
189917.519.82591.52.5861251899
190015.618.82831.62.21051191900
Average of Ten Years 1891-1900| 16.619.58271.92.7116186 {Average of Ten Years 1891-1900.
19011501763201.82.31211281901

Table: TABLE XII. (Table VIII. in preceding Annual Reports.) Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1901.

TABLE XII. (Table VIII. in preceding Annual Reports.) Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1901.

Annual Death.rate per 1,000 living, from all causes.Annual Death.rate per 1,000 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 infor-mation of Coroners. (Inquests.)Registered at Public Institu-tions.*Uncertified
London17.62.314.921.826211.83.88.928.90.3
Kensington1501.816121.930.212.14.28.88110.0

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* Viz.—Borough 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, &c.