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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE II.
Showing Birth and Death Rate; Deaths of Children ; and Deaths in Public Institutions in 1879, 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 at Public Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 30.0 | 20.3 | 26.5 | 17.8 | 46.3 | 414 |
| 1877 | 30.8 | 17.3 | 25.3 | 13.9 | 40.8 | 354 |
| 1876 | 32.9 | 19.5 | 26.6 | 171 | 44.6 | 338 |
| 1875 | 31.2 | 19.4 | 25.0 | 15.6 | 40.3 | 338 |
| 1874 | 31.7 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 17.5 | 45.4 | 252 |
| 1873 | 31.4 | 18.3 | 27.0 | 15.9 | 40.0 | 272 |
| 1872 | 32.1 | 17.4 | 28.9 | 15.6 | 44.2 | 264 |
| 1871 | 31.3 | 19.4 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 41.6 | 252 |
| 1870 | 32.1 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 16.4 | 42.9 | 330 |
| 1869 | 32.5 | 20.3 | † | † | † | 313 |
| Average of 10 Years, 1869-78. | 31.6 | 19.2 | 26.3 | 16.1 | 42.9 | 312 |
* Viz. The Workhouse (287), the Hospital for Chest Diseases at Brompton (110), and the Infectious Diseases Hospitals (26).
† No information.
Note.—The calculations in this Table are made on the gross number of deaths registered without deduction of those of non-parishioners in
public institutions. (Vide Report, page 46).