Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925
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Total deaths registered in the Borough 2,830
Total deaths registered in the Borough | 2,830 |
Deaths of residents in public institutions, etc., beyond the Borough | 468 |
3,298 | |
Deaths of non-residents in public institutions, etc., within the Borough | 930 |
Corrected number of deaths belonging to the Borough | 2,368 |
The corrected number of deaths gives a death-rate of 13.2 per 1,000 living. The following table shows the number of deaths and the death-rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington and the various districts in the Borough in 1925, and the rates for the previous five years:β
District. | 1925. | Death-rates in previous years. | |||||
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No. of Deaths. | Death-rate. | 1924 | 1923. | 1922. | 1921. | 1920. | |
England and Wales | 473,006 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
London | 53,594 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
The Borough | 2,368 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
North Kensington | 1,273 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.3 |
South Kensington Wards. | 1,038 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
St. Charles | 341 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 13.3 |
Golborne | 340 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 13.9 |
Norland | 333 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 16.1 |
Pembridge | 259 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
Holland | 273 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
Earl's Court | 253 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 11.4 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14 .7 |
Queen's Gate | 133 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 9.0 |
Redcliffe | 247 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.6 |
Brompton | 132 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
Table showing Kensington death-rates since 1896:β
Period. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. |
---|---|
1896-1900 | 16.4 |
1901-1905 | 14.4 |
1906-1910 | 13.8 |
1911-1915 | 14.3 |
1916-1920 | 15.6 |
1921 | 13.8 |
1922 | 13.6 |
1923 | 12.3 |
1924 | 13.0 |
1925 | 18.2 |
Cause of Death. | Number of Deaths. |
---|---|
Principal Zymotic (or epidemic) Diseases | 82 |
Epidemic Influenza | 54 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 |
Phthisis | 134 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 25 |
Cancer | 315 |
Bronchitis | 200 |
Pneumonia | 219 |
Heart Diseases | 374 |
Bright's Disease | 56 |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 5 |
Premature Birth. | 37 |
Accidents | 59 |
Old Age | 93 |
All Other Causes | 710 |
2,368 |