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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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Table: The subjoined table shows the number of deaths from certain diseases in the two sub.districts and the number that would have occurred in the Town sub-district had the mortality been on the same scale as in Brompton, due regard beinghad to population:—

The subjoined table shows the number of deaths from certain diseases in the two sub.districts and the number that would have occurred in the Town sub-district had the mortality been on the same scale as in Brompton, due regard beinghad to population:—

Name of Disease.Actual No. of Deaths in the Town Sub. District.Deaths in the Brompton Sub.District.Calculated No. of Deaths in Town on the Brompton scaleExcess or Deficiency in Town compared with Brompton.
The Seven prin. cipal Zymotic Diseases33266176+ 156
Measles115620+ 95
Diphtheria2426+ 18
Scarlet Fever28412+ 16
Typhus Fever900+ 9
Enteric Fever1992S— 9
Simple Con. tinued Fever11413— 2
Hooping Cough36928+ 8
Diarrhoea902269+ 21
Puerperal Fever18619— J
Croup2513+ 22
Erysipelas14825— 11
Cancer511650+ 1
Tuberculous Diseases (phthisis, scrofula, &c.)26859186+ 82
Brain Disease, (Apoplexy and paralysis)'12746144— 17
Convulsions50928+ 22
Heart Disease102 .33103— 1
Lung Diseases46193292+ 169
Enteritis and Peritonitis34516+ 18
Liver Disease30722+ 8
Bright's Disease14825— 11
A trophy of childre1432063+ 80
Premature birth351134+ 1
Childbirth1139+ 2
Teething26928— 2
Old age791547+ 32