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Kensington 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS, KENSINGTON, 1896.
| 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. | |||||||
| January 25 | 260 | 220 | 16.8 | 22.6 | 19.0 | 26.3 | 33 | 28 | 82 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 53 | 41 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 41.4 |
| February 22 | 230 | 17.6 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 22.2 | 47 | 37 | 61 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | 54 | 35 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 41.0 | |
| March 21 | 285 | 229 | 17.5 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 23.4 | 47 | 37 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 43.3 |
| April 18 | 369 | 249 | 19.0 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 20.2 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 47.1 | |||
| May 16 | 284 | 259 | 19.8 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 46 | 68 | 58 | 71 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 19 | ... | ... | 42 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 52.6 | |
| June 13 | 282 | 205 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 45 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 24 | ... | 5 | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 59.1 | |
| July 11 | 287 | 202 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ... | 10 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 64.2 | |
| August 8 | 279 | 242 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 23.3 | 19.9 | 106 | 33 | 62 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ... | 33 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 63.3 | |||
| September 5 | 283 | 176 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 40 | 51 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 9 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 59.1 | ||||
| October 3 | 282 | 19 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 55.8 | ||||||||
| October 31 | 291 | 201 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 44 | 20 | 68 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 45.7 | ||||
| November 28 | 274 | 238 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 50 | 27 | 75 | 17 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 71 | 59 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 41.0 |
| January 2, 1897 (5 weeks ) | 359* | 280 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 21.8 | 66 | 23 | 92 | 17 | ... | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | 62 | 44 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 39.6 | |
| TOTALS | 3717 | 2891 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 656 | 455 | 778 | 460 | 173 | 39 | 72 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 61 | 516 | 350 | 112 | 239 | 214 | 5 | 50.1 |
* Maximum number during the year, and so throughout the table. †Minimum number during the year, and so throughout the table.