London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE V.

Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years 1864—1873, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1874, &c.

Disease.1864186518661867186818691870187118721873Annual Average 10 years, 1864—1873.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1864—1873.1874Propor tion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1874.
Smallpox518102946812068126.912.512145
Measles10052401984277064433853.725.33211.8
Scarlet Fever9031283517010619895291079.237.1269.6
DiphtheriaNot separately registered.9141114115.92.7
Whooping Cough.5637286834715572774454.225.34516.7
Fever6077334652424648424148.722.85219.3
Diarrhœa6310411278113108154129110145111.652.311241.6
Total, Kensington374319251275457369545539383290380.2178.0388144
Total, London16,02914,27214,76111,66014,92517,41316,47619,45512,69911,38514,90719811,230147
Total. England & Wales 1862—1871*)18621863186418651866186718681869187018711862—71187218721872
73,22098,49096,27992,03082,69272,58797,35290,380100,497103,80190,73218891,743188

* The Totals for England and Wales are for 10 years 1862—1871, compared with the year 1872, the latest year of publication at the present time.