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Infectious Disease, Prevention of the spread of 40
„ „ Information of the existence of, how obtained 40
„ „ Legislation required to secure disclosure of cases of 42
Population of Kensington (estimated) in 1879, Number of Inhabited
Houses, &c 43
„ of Sub-Districts (estimated) 44
„ Relative proportions of Males and Females in 44
„ Ages of Males and Females in, at Census, 1871 44
Marriages and Marriage-Rate 45
Births and Birth-Rate 45
Deaths and Death-Rates, at different ages ; at periods of the year :
of the sexes ; and in the Sub-districts, &c.46
Death, Special causes of 49
Public Institutions, Deaths at 58
Parish Infirmary 58
Brompton Consumption Hospital 60
St. Joseph's House 60
Deaths " not certified" 60
Inquests held in 1879, Particulars with respect to the 60
„ Why so many become necessary 62
Violence, Deaths from (vide page 56 also) 61
Meteorology of the year 62
Vaccination in Kensington 63
„ Government Bill with respect to 64
Glanders, Summary of a Special Report on the prevalence of
(Kensington and London) 66
Sanitary Work of the year 69
Legal Proceedings : Various Offence3, Penalties, &c. 70
„ Conviction under Dairies, &c., "Order" 70
„ „ for Exposing an Infected Person 70
„ ,, for Offences against Slaughter-
Houses Bye-Laws 71
„ ,, for Offences against Regulations
for periodical Removal of
Manure from Stables, &c. 71
Slaughter-Houses, The Licensed 71
Cowsheds „ 73
„ Report of the Works, Sanitary, and General Purposes
Committee on, Shewing results of action taken by the
Vestry for the improvement of 74