London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Showing Birth and Death Rate: Deaths of Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions 1874, and 10 previous years.
| The Year. | Births per 1000 of the Population. | Death rate per 1000 living. | Deaths of Children under 1 year per cent. to Total Deaths. | Deaths of Children under 1 year per cent. to Registered Births. | Deaths of Children under 5 years per cent. to Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions.* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874. | 31.7 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 17.5 | 45.4 | 352 |
| 1873 | 31.4 | 18.3 | 27.0 | 15.9 | 40.0 | 272 |
| 1872 | 32.1 | 17.0 | 28.9 | 15.6 | 44.2 | 264 |
| 1871 | 31.3 | 19.1 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 41.6 | 252 |
| 1870 | 32.1 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 16.4 | 42.9 | 330 |
| 1869 | 32.5 | 20.2 | † | † | † | 313 |
| 1868 | 33.1 | 21.0 | † | † | † | 303 |
| 1867 | 31.2 | 19.0 | † | † | 40.6 | 221 |
| 1866 | 32.0 | 20.4 | † | † | 41.6 | 248 |
| 1865 | 28.7 | 19.0 | † | † | † | 250 |
| 1864 | 28.9 | 21.4 | † | † | 41.6 | 281 |
| Average of 10 Years, 1864-1873. | 31.3 | 19.6 | † | † | 41.8 | 273 |
* Viz. The Workhouse and the Hospital for Chest Diseases at Brompton.
† No information.