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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 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 II.
| Names of Localities. | Kensington. | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Populauou estimated to middle of each Tear. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
| 1891 | 166,500 | 3,847 | 3,066 | 633 | 119,040 | 3,115 | 2.445 | 541 | 47,460 | 732 | 621 | 92 |
| 1892 | 167,200 | 3,718 | 2,882 | 587 | 119,600 | 3.071 | 2,251 | 508 | 47,600 | 647 | 628 | 79 |
| 1898 | 167,900 | 3,661 | 2,916 | 625 | 120,160 | 2,993 | 2,805 | 541 | 47 740 | 668 | 611 | 84 |
| 1894 | 168,600 | 3,665 | 2.623 | 636 | 120,720 | 3,055 | 2,091 | 552 | 47,880 | 610 | 532 | 84 |
| 1895 | 169,300 | 3,621 | 2,748 | 624 | 121.280 | 3,052 | 2,231 | 552 | 48,020 | 569 | 517 | 72 |
| 1896 | 170,000 | 3,717 | 2,891 | 656 | 121,840 | 3,101 | 2,344 | 578 | 48,160 | 616 | 547 | 78 |
| 1897 | 170,700 | 3,683 | 2,667 | 609 | 122,400 | 3,133 | 2,169 | 531 | 48,300 | 550 | 498 | 78 |
| 1898 | 172,000 | 3,638 | 2.798 | 655 | 128,600 | 3,078 | 2,302 | 593 | 48,400 | 555 | 496 | 62 |
| 1899 | 172,400 | 3,590 | 3,021 | 642 | 123,900 | 3,046 | 2,455 | 574 | 48,500 | 544 | 566 | 68 |
| 1900 | 173,000 | 3,586 | 2,698 | 641 | 124,300 | 8,021 | 2,193 | 581 | 48,700 | 565 | 505 | 60 |
| Averages of years 1891-1900. | 1 169,760 | 8,672 | 2,831 | 680 | 121,684 | 3,066 | 2,279 | 555 | 48,076 | 606 | 552 | 75 |
| 1901 | 177,000 | 3.602 | 2,650 | 581 | 128,300 | 3,046 | 2,192 | 506 | 48,700 | 556 | 458 | 75 |
Note.—The deaths of residents occurring without the Borough are included in this
table, and the deaths of non-residents in the Borough are excluded. (See note on Table I. for the
meaning of the terms " resident " and " non-resident
Deaths of residents occurring in public institutions are allotted to the respective sub-districts
(Kensington Town and Brompton) according to the previous addresses of the deceased.
TABLE IV.
| Caused of death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Local-ties (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15. | 16 and under 25 | 25 and under fin. | 65 and upwards. | Ken-sington Town. | Brornpton. | |||
| Small-pox | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Measles | 77 | 15 | 57 | 4 | — | 72 | — | 72 | 5 | 12 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | 11 | |
| Whooping Cough | 62 | 28 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 57 | 5 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 38 | 3 | 24 | 10 | — | 1 | 35 | 83 | 29 | ||
| Croup | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Fever | Typhus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Enteric | 11 | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 28 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 115 | 91 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 109 | 6 | 10 | |
| Enteritis | 32 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 10 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | _ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 3 | |
| Other septic diseases | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 234 | — | 5 | 7 | 25 | 182 | 15 | 199 | 85 | 102 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 80 | 19 | 29 | 11 | ' 7 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 21 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 185 | — | — | — | 2 | 107 | 76 | 148 | 42 | 56 | |
| Bronchitis | 346 | 76 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 104 | 300 | 46 | 86 | |
| Pneumonia | 118 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 8 | 99 | 14 | 33 | |
| Pleurisy | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 89 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 16 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 6 | |
| Alcoholism | 40 | _ | _ | 38 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 13 | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 21 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 21 | — | 11 | |
| Premature Birth | 88 | 83 | 65 | 18 | 6 | ||||||
| Diseases and accidents of Parturition | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Heart diseases | 213 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 120 | 74 | 155 | 58 | 53 | |
| Accidents | 93 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 75 | 18 | 86 | |
| Suicides | 17 | _ | — | — | 4 | 13 | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
| All other causes | 771 | 187 | 32 | 13 | 21 | 247 | 271 | 614 | 157 | 278 | |
| All causes | 2,650 | 581 | 295 | 73 | 92 | 994 | 615 | 2,192 | 458 | 801 | |
Note.—The deaths of residents occurring without the Borough are included in this Table,
and the deaths of non-residents recorded in the Borough are excluded. (See note on Table I. for
the meaning of the terms " resident " and " non-resident.")
Deaths of residents occurring in public institutions are allotted to the respective sub-districts
according to the addresses of the deceased as given by the registrars, and, in addition, are classified
under the heading Public Institutions.