Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]
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Increase | Decrease by Removals. | Total Increase. | ||||
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by Births in excess of Deaths. | by Immigration. |
Name of Ward. | Enumerated Population.—1896. |
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Description of District. | Population. |
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Description of District. | Population. |
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All Ages. | Under Five Years. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 to 95. | 95 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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All Ages. | Under Five Years. | 5 to 16. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 65 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 to 95. | 95 and upwards. | All Ages, |
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All Ages. | Under Five Years. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 65 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 to 95. | 95 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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The Year. | Population. | Rateable value of Property. | The Year, |
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1856 | 1896 | Increase in 40 years |
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1871 | 1896 | Increase in 25 years |
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Kensington Town. | Brompton. | ||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Parish |
The Year | Population | Total Births | Males | Females | Birth-rate per 1000 |
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Four Weeks ended. | Metropolis. | Parish. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Sanitary Districts. | "Notting Dale" Special Area. | |||||||
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Kensington Town. | Brompton | North. | South. | North. | North-East. | North-west. | Central. | South-East. | South-West |
Causes of Death. | Number of Deaths in Sub-Districts. | In whole Parish. | |
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Town. | Brompton. |
Child of | Number of Deaths in Sub-Districts. | In whole Parish. | |
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Town. | Brompton. |
Population 1896 | Death-rate per 1000. | ||||
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1896 | 1895 | 1894 | 1893 |
Kensington Town. | Brompton. | ||||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Parish. |
1896. | 1895. | 1894. | 1893. | 1892. | 1891 | 1890. | 1889. | 1888. | 1887 | 1886. |
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During the four weeks ended. | Births. | Deaths. | DEATH-RATE. | DEATHS AT AGES. | DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Heart Disease. | Deaths under Five from Scrofolous Diseases. | Mean Temperature. | ||||||||||||||
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KENSINGTON | LONDON. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1896. | Decennial Average. | 1896. | Decennial Average. | 0-1 | 1—5 | 60 and upwards | Totals. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Simple continued Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Totals. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. |
Disease. | Sub-districts. | In Hospital. | Total. | Decennial Average. | |||
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Town. | Brompton. | Town. | Brompton. | Uncorrected. | Corrected for increase of Population. |
Report for four weeks euded | No. of Notifications Kensington London | No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London | No. of Deaths Kensington London | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period |
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Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London | No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London | No. of Deaths Kensington London | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period |
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The Year. | Weeks. 1-4 | Weeks. 5-8 | Weeks. 9-12 | Weeks. 13-16 | Weeks. 17-20 | Weeks. 21-24 | Weeks. 25-28 | Weeks. 29-32 | Weeks. 33-36 | Weeks. 37-40 | Weeks. 41-44 | Weeks. 45-48 | Weeks. 49-52 | TOTAL |
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The Year. | No. of Recorded Cases. | Total Number of Recorded Cases. | Percentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases. | Deaths. | Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths to Recorded Cases. | Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever. | |||
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Treated at Home. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital | At Home. | In Hospital |
Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London. | No. of cases admitted to Hospital Kensington London. | No. of Deaths Kensington London. | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period. |
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Set out in Report for Four weeks ended. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Notified in North Kensington.* | Cases Notified in South Kensington.* | Cases removed to Hospital from | Deaths in | ||
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North Kensington. | South Kensington. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. |
No. of Deaths |
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Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B., p. 93.) | MORTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES, AT SUBJOINED AGES. | MORTALITY FROM SUBJOINED CAUSES, DISTINGUISHING DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 66 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Total. | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Group. | Fever. | Cholera. | Brysipelas. | Measles. | WboopingOough. | Diarrhœa & Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Enterioicor Typhoid | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) |
Acute Cases— | Beds. |
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Acute Cases (continued)— | Beds. |
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Year. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Total. |
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Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics: Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health. | Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Census 1891. | Estimated to middle of 1896. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fever. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fever | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | |||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerpueral. | |||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) |
Local Authorities in whose Districts the cases were resident. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Totals. | Population 1896. |
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Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended | Weeks of the Year. | KENSINGTON. | LONDON. | Weeks of the Year. | Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Total | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Total. |
Dressmakers and Ladies' Tailors. | Laundries. | Misce laneous | Total. |
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NORTH KENSINGTON. | SOUTH KENSINGTON. | Total forWhole Parish. | |||||||
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Dresmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers | Laundries. | Miscel laneous | Total. |
Sanitary District | Area in Acres | Population in 1896. | No. of separate Families, in 1891 | No of Inhabited Houses in 1891. | No. of Tenements of less than five rooms in 1891. | Present number of Registered Houses |
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Sanitary District. | Number of Mews in which there is no visible apparatus for sewer ventilation. | Number of Mews ill which the sewer is ven-tilated by one or more surface gratings only. | Number of Mewt in which the sewer is ven-tilated by one or more speecial pipes only. | Number of Mews in which the sewer is ven-tilated by one or more sur-face gratings and one or more special pipes. | Total number of Mews. |
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Name of Street. | No. of Houses in Strret. | No. of Houses Registered | No. of Houses not Registered |
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Name of Street. | No. of Houses in Street | No. of Houses Registered. | No. of Houses not Registered. |
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Name of Street. | No. of Houses in Street | No of Houses Registered. | No. of Houses not Registered |
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Name of Street. | No. of Houses in Street. | No of Houses Registered. | No. of Houses not Registered. |
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Name of Street. | No. of Houses in Street. | No of Houses Registered. | No. of Houses not Registered. |
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Name of Street. | No. of Houses in Street | No of Houses Registered. | No of Houses not Registered. |
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District. | Number oi Streets dealt with. | Number of Houses in Streets | Number of Houses Registered. | Number of Houses not Registered |
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Number of Persons to a House in 1896. | Bangor Street. | Crescent Street. | St. Katharine's Road. | William Street. | St. Clement's Road, South of Board School. | Total Houses. | |
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Nos. 1 to 63. | No. 64 and upwards. | ||||||
10 roomed houses. | 8 roomed houses. | 7 or 8 roomed houses. | 5 roomed houses. | 5 or 6 roomed houses. | 7, 8 or 9 roomed houses. |
North District. | South District. | Total. |
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The Year. | Estimated Population.1 | No. of Inhabited Houses.† | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | |||
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Total, all Ages ‡ | Under One Year. | Under Five Years. | In Public Institutions. |
The Year. | Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Deaths of Children under one year; per l,000 of Registered Births. | Deaths of Children under one year; per 1,000 of Total Deaths. | Deaths of Children under five years; per 1.000 of Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions per 1,000 of Total Deaths.1 |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total All Ages. | Sub-district. | |||||||||||
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0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards | Kensington Town. | Brompton. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total All Ages. | SUB-DISTRICT. | |||||||||||
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0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 1 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | KensingtonTown. | Bromton. |
causes of death. | aoes. | Total under Five Years of Ages. | Grand Total All Ages. | Sub-district | |||||||||||
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0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards | Kensington Town. | Brompton. |
Division I. (Adults.) | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population, at all .ages | Deaths per 1,000 of Total Deaths at all ages. |
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Diseases. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | Annual Average of ten years, 1886-95. | Propor-tion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths from all causes in ten years 1886-96. | Deaths in 1896. | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths from all causes in 1896. |
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Sanitary Districts.1 | No. of Complaints made by Inhabitants, &c. | No. of Houses, Premises, ice., inspected. | No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises. &c. | Results of Inspection. | House Drains. | Water Closets. | Dust Receptacles. | Water Supply. | Miscellaneous. | ||||||||||||||||
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Written Intimations of Nuisances Served. | Notices served by order of the Works and Sanitary Committee. | Final Notices signed by Medical Officer served. | Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, Ac. | Houses Disinfected after illness of an Infectious character.† | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | Ventilated, Trapped. &c. | Repaired, &c. | Supplied with Water. | Soil-pipes Ventilated. | New provided. | Repaired, Covered, &c. | Cisterns erected. | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. | Waste-pipes connected with drains, kc., abolished. | No. of Lodging Houses newly Registered under 94th Section of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Yards and Area3 paved and drained. | Animals removed, being improperly kept. | Regularly Inspected. | Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses. | ||||||
Bakehouses. | Licensed Cowsheds. | Licensed Slaughter-Houses. |
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. | |||
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Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. |
Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases. | Percentage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered | PERCENTAGE OF DEATHS TO TOTAL DEATHS. | |||||||
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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 * | Uncerti-fied. |
Locality. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | Locality. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Total. |
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Street or Place. Street or Place. | Registration Sub-District. | Sanitary district. | Small pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total. |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub-District. | Sanitary District. | Small pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total. |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub-District. | Sanitary District. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total. |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub District. | Sanitary District. | Sin all-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total. |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub-District. | Sanitary District. | Small pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub-District | Sanitary District. | Small-pox. | Scarlct Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub District. | Sanitary District. | Small pox | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total. |
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Street or Place. | Registration Sub-District | Sauitary District. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Total. |
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DATE. | Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District. | Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets. | Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 10, 11, and 13, of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets), viz.: | Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account (as shown by Report Book) of | ||||||
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Column 10 Successfully Vaccinated. | Column 11. | Column 13 Dead, Unvacci-nated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removal to District the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found. | Cases still under proceedings, by summons and otherwise. | ||||
Insusceptible of Vaccination. | "Had Smallpox." |
No. of Enumeration District. | Persons, 1896. | Population 1891. | Increase 1896. | Decrease 1896. | ||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
No of Enumeration District. | Persons, 1896. | Population 1891. | Increase 1896. | Decrease l896. | ||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
Locality. | Estimated Population. | Deaths in the four weeks. | Death-Rate. | ||
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In the four weeks. | In the preced-ingtwelve weeks. | in 1896. (Whole Year.) |
Description of Deceased. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | name of Street. | Cause of Death. |
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Name of District. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Totals. | Population in 1896. |
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