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Kensington 1865
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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16
REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
TO THE VESTRY
of the
PARISH OF KENSINGTON.
Sanitary Department,
Vestry Hall, Kensington.
June, 1866.
Gentlemen,
It again becomes my duty to present you with a brief
annual record of the mortality which has taken place in your
Parish during the past year, with the number of Births; also
the amount of Nuisances, the number of Cow Sheds and
Slaughter Houses licensed by your Board, and with a short
account of the general Sanitary condition of the Districts.
The first fact to which I beg to call your attention is, that,
during the last year, the total amount of Deaths has amounted
to 1,733.
This death rate, I am happy to inform you, is, with our rapidly increasing population, less by 116 than in the past year.
| males. | females. | total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton Ward | 245 | 231 | 476 |
| Kensington and Notting-hill | 615 | 642 | 1,257 |
| 860 | 873 | 1,733 |
viz., a decrease in the Brompton District of 13, and the Town
of 103.
This ratio of mortality must be considered highly satisfactory
when we take into consideration the increased number of
inhabitants.
It is worthy of note that, during this time, 130 deaths have
occurred in the Hospital for Consumption, all of whom (with
the exception of 7) were non-parishioners.