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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 1898
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1898
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TABLE VIII. Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1898.
| Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases. | Percentage of Deathsunder 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. | Registeredupon information of Coroners. (Inquests.) | Registered at Public Institutions.1 | Uncertified. | ||||
| London | 18·7 | 2·8 | 16·7 | 26·4 | 24·0 | 15·0 | 4·2 | 9·0 | 29·0 | 0·6 |
| Kensington | 16·3 | 2·0 | 18·0 | 23·4 | 30·8 | 12·4 | 2·8 | 7·3 | 27·9 | 0·0 |
*Viz.—Parish 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, etc,