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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 1904
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition of the Royal Borough of Kensington, etc., etc., for the year 1904
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"NOTTING-DALE" SPECIAL AREA. VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, 1904. (The corresponding statistics for the eight preceding years are added for comparison.)
| 1904. | 1903. | 1902. | 1901. | 1900. | 1899. | 1898. | 1897. | 1896. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (Estimated) | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Births | 113 | 136 | 98 | 112 | 113 | 120 | 117 | 130 | 118 |
| Birth-rate | 28·2 | 34·0 | 24·5 | 28·0 | 28·2 | 300 | 29·3 | 32·5 | 29·5 per 1,000 persons [living. |
| Deaths | 145 | 159 | 185 | 194 | 163 | 236 | 182 | 223 | 187 |
| Death-rate | 36·2 | 39·7 | 45·5 | 48·5 | 40·7 | 59·0 | 45·5 | 55·7 | 46·8 per 1,000 persons [living. |
| Infantile Mortality. | |||||||||
| Deaths under one year of age | 31 | 46 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 49 | 56 | 51 |
| Death-rate | 274 | 338 | 427 | 411 | 478 | 508 | 419 | 431 | 432 per 1,000 registered births. |
| Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
| Deaths from the Seven Principal. | 13 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 30 |
| Death-rate from do. | 3·2 | 3·2 | 3·5 | 9·2 | 4·5 | 3·0 | 5·5 | 6·3 | 7·5 per 1,000 persons [living. |
Causes of Death.—In 8 cases measles; in 4 cases diarrhoea; and in 1 case.whooping-
cough.
There was no death from scarlet fever, diphtheria, or typhoid fever. The general death-rate,
and the infantile mortality-rate were the lowest on record.
Among the other principal causes of death were:—Diseases of the nervous system, 5 deaths;
diseases of the respiratory system, 38 deaths; diseases of the circulatory system, 11 deaths; other
visceral diseases, 17 deaths; tubercular diseases, 29 deaths, including 23 from consumption (=5·6
per 1,000 persons living); wasting diseases of infants, 8 deaths; cancer, 8 deaths; and violence,
7 deaths. Three deaths of infants prematurely born were registered, and three deaths from old age.
Inquests were held in 18 cases.
The annual death-rate per 1,000 persons living, in the thirteen successive four-weekly periods, was:—
| (1) 48·7 | (2) 22·7 | (8) 45·5 | (4) 68·5 | (5) 32·5 | (6) 29·2 | (7) 32·5 |
| (8) 42·2 | (9) 32·5 | (10) 35·7 | (11) 16·2 | (12) 29·2 | (13) 45·5 |
Sixty-five of the deaths occurred at the homes of the deceased persons, 61 at the Borough
Infirmary (more than an eighth of the total deaths at this Institution—462), and 19 at other Public
Institutions; 22 of the deaths were of persons who had previously resided at common lodginghouses
in the area; but only one death took place at a common lodging-house.
The deaths comprised 77 of males and 68 of females.
The ages at death were:—Under 5 years of age, 55 (including 31 under one year); between
5 and 20 years, 6 deaths; between 20 and 60 years, 53 deaths; at 60 years and upwards, 31 deaths.
The deaths were connected with streets as follows:—Bangor Street, 37 deaths; Crescent
Street, 30 deaths; St. Katharine's Road, 34 deaths; Kenley Street, 21 deaths; Sirdar Road.
23 deaths.