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Kensington 1902

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year1902

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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 1902, and in the ten preceding years, 1892-1901.

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 1902, and in the ten preceding years, 1892-1901.

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.
189217.220.73332.02.81151361892
189317.421.33412.03.11171361893
189415.617.83462.12.71321501894
189516.219.93221.92.61171331895
189616.718.64602.73.11591691896
189715.618.23101.82.61161421897
189816.318.73472.02.81241501898
189917.519.82591.52.5861251899
190015.618.82831.62.21051191900
190115.017.63201.82.31211281901
Average of Ten Years 1892-1901.16.319.13321.92.7119139Average of Ten Years 1892-1901.
190215.217.72631.52.2961261902

Table: TABLE XII. ( Table VIII. in Annual Reports prior to 1900.) Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1902.

TABLE XII. ( Table VIII. in Annual Reports prior to 1900.) Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1902.

Annual Death-rate per 1,000 living, from all causes.Annual Death-rate per 1,000living, 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 upwardsFrom seven principal Zymotic diseases.From Violence.Registered upon information of Coroners. (Inquests.)Registered at Public Institutions.*Uncertified.
London17.72.214.122.527.112.64.39.734.10.3
Kensington15.21.514.818.734.89.63.07.631.10.00

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* Viz.—Borough Infirmary and Workhouse, Brorapton Consumption Hospital, so far as relates to Deaths of Parishioners
therein, and Outlying Public Institutions, i.e., General and Special Hospitals, &c.