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Kensington 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: TABLE XI. (Table VII. in preceding Annual Reports.) Showing the Death-rate per 1,000 persons living; the Kate per 1,000 from the principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to total Deaths, in Kensington and in all London ; in 1900, and in the ten preceding years, 1890-1899.

TABLE XI. (Table VII. in preceding Annual Reports.) Showing the Death-rate per 1,000 persons living; the Kate per 1,000 from the principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to total Deaths, in Kensington and in all London ; in 1900, and in the ten preceding years, 1890-1899.

The Year.Deaths per 1,000 living.Total Deaths from seven principal Zymotic Diseases, Kensington.Annual rate of mortality per 1,000 living, from seven principal Zymotic Diseases.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths, from seven principal Zymotic Diseases.The Year.
Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
189017.821.43872.32 91311341890
189118.421.52731.62.8891071891
189217.220.73332.02.81151361892
189817.421.38412.08.11171361893
189415.617.83462.12.71321501894
189516.21993221.92.61171331895
189616.718.64602.78.11591691896
189715.618.28101.82.61161421897
189816.318.73472.02.81241501898
189917.519.82591.52.5861251899
Average of Ten Years 1890.189916919.8838202.7119138Average of Ten Years 1890.1899.
1900156188283162.21051191900

Table: TABLE XII. (Table VIII. in preceding Annual Beports.) Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1900.

TABLE XII. (Table VIII. in preceding Annual Beports.) Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1900.

Annual Death.rate per 1,000 living, from all causes.Annual Death.rate per 1,000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases.Percentage of Deaths under 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.Registered upon information of Coroners. (Inquests.)Registered at Public Institutions.1Uncertified
London18.82.216024.326.811.94.39.430.50.6
Kensington15.6 .1.617.928.832.210.53.98.728.30.0

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* Viz.—Borough 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, he.