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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 1897
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1897
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Death-rate in the Metropolis and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Parish, during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended January 1st, 1898, and in the registration year, 1897.
| Four Weeks ended. | Metropolis. | Parish. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Sanitary Districts. | "Notting Dale" Special Area. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | North. | South. | North. | North-East. | North-West. | Central. | South-East. | South-west. | ||||
| January 30 | 18.6 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 19.4 | 11.9 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 30.0 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 15.0 | 52.0 |
| February 27 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 19.6 | 12.2 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 28.4 | 17.2 | 1 0.1 | 13.0 | 52.0 |
| March 27 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 10.7 | 19.7 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 11.6 | 30.8 | 20.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 39.0 |
| April 24 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 10.2 | 17.3 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 29.2 | 13.9 | 8v5 | 14.6 | 45.5 |
| May 22 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 9.4 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 22.1 | 16.3 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 42.3 |
| June 19 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 29.2 | 18.2 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 61.8 |
| July 17 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 8.6 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 37.9 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 74.8 |
| August 14 | 23.9 | 17.0 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 22.6 | 13.4 | 35.6 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 58.5 |
| September 11 | 19.5 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 18.6 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 30.8 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 35.8 |
| October 9 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 10.4 | 17.8 | 12.2 | 22.9 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 39.0 |
| November 6 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 9.4 | 22.1 | 10.8 | 22.2 | 12.1 | 40.3 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 91.0 |
| December 4 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 10.5 | 21.2 | 12.8 | 20.2 | 12.9 | 33.2 | 20.1 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 58.5 |
| January 1, 1898 | 22.2 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 12.7 | 25.6 | 14.2 | 23.7 | 15.5 | 47.4 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 17.9 | 74.8 |
| Death-rate for the Year 1897 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 10.3 | 19.7 | 11.4 | 18.5 | 12.7 | 32.2 | 16.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 55.7 |