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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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Summary of Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Royal Borough of Kensington, 1904.
| During the Four Weeks ended | Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate | Deaths at Ages. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | Deaths from Diseases of Respiratory System. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Heart Disease. | Deaths under Five from Tubercular Disease. | Mean Temperature. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kensington. | London. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904. | Decennial Average. | 1904. | Decennial Average. | 0-1 | 1—5 | GO and upwards. | Totals. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-Cough. | Enteric Fever. | TyphusFever. | Simple continued Fever. | Diarrhoea. - | Totals. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | |||||||
| January 30 | 286 | 250 | 18·2 | 18·4 | 18·8 | 20·8 | 37 | 38 | 84 | 25 | ... | 17 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 64 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 39·6 |
| February 27 | *309 | 190 | 13·8 | 18·0 | 17·4 | 20-· | 30 | 23 | 73 | 15 | ... | 12 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 42 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 40·0 |
| March 26 | 269 | 245 | 17·8 | 19·5 | 18·8 | 21.7 | 39 | 43 | 88 | 24 | ... | 15 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 55 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 39·5 |
| April 23 | 282 | 231 | 16·8 | 16·2 | 17·5 | 18·9 | 47 | 32 | 78 | 25 | ... | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 60 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 47·2 |
| May 21 | 265 | 170 | 12·4 | 14·9 | 15·5 | 16·9 | 21 | 15 | 65 | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 50·6 |
| June 18 | 246 | 146 | 10·6 | 13·5 | 13·4 | 15·6 | 21 | 7 | 46 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18. | 9 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 57·2 |
| July 16 | 271 | 142 | 10·3 | 18·3 | 12·9 | 15·3 | 38 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 62·4 |
| August 13 | 266 | 220 | 16·0 | 16·1 | 18·0 | 19.2 | 68 | 18 | 63 | 55 | ... | 55 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 49 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 654 |
| September 10 | 287 | 182 | 18·8 | 13·7 | 18·0 | 18·8 | 65 | 10 | 44 | 47 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 42 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 58·8 |
| October 8 | 278 | 144 | 10·5 | 13·2 | 14·3 | 16·5 | 31 | 11 | 49 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 53·1 |
| November 5 | 266 | 172 | 12·5 | 14·7 | 15·1 | 17·1 | 33 | 16 | 58 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 • | 24 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 50·5 |
| December 3 | 248 | 227 | 16·5 | 15·7 | 17·7 | 18·2 | 36 | 13 | 83 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 41-8 |
| ,, 31 | †230 | 221 | 16·1 | 17·2 | 18·9 | 19·8 | 37 | 15 | 110 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 75 | 46 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 40-4 |
| Totals | 3,448 | 2,540 | 14·2 | 15·8 | 16·6 | 18·4 | 503 | 253 | 883 | 244 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | ... | 1 | 128 | 516 | 256 | 197 | 226 | 212 | 67 | 49-9 |
* Maximum number during the year, and so throughout the table,
† Minimum number during the year, and so throughout the table.