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Kensington 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of deaths, of males and females, registered in each of the sub.districts,
| KENSINGTON TOWN Sub.district. | BROMPTON Sub.district. | Grand Total Whole Parish. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males | Females. | Total. | |
| 324 | 308 | 632 | 83 | 95 | 178 | 810 |
| 242 | 238 | 480 | 76 | 73 | 149 | 629 |
| 212 | 224 | 436 | 55 | 48 | 103 | 539 |
| 298 | 260 | 558 | 73 | 82 | 155 | 713 |
| 1076 | 1030 | 2106 | 287 | 298 | 585 | 2691 |
| The Births were, Males | 2240 | the Deaths, Males | 1363 | |||
| Females | 2087 | Females | 1328 | |||
| 4327 | 2691 | |||||
| 2691 Deaths | ||||||
| 1636 Excess Births over Deaths | ||||||
The Births were, Males 2240 the Deaths, Males 1363
Females 2087 Females 1328
4327 2691
2691 Deaths
1636 Excess Births over Deaths
The subjoined table shows the death rate in each of 13 periods of four weeks, corresponding with my monthly reports; and the mean temperature of the air:—
Mean Temperature of the Air.
| DATE OP REPORT. | Death.rate per 1,000 living. | Decennial Average. | In 1882. | Decennial Average. | Above or below Average. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For four weeks to Jan. 28, 1882 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 39.5 | 38.4 | + | 1.1 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Feb. 25, ,, | 21.9 | 20.9 | 41 1 | 39.5 | + | 1.6 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Mar. 25, „ | 17.7 | 20 3 | 41.1 | 41.7 | — | 0.6 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, April 22, ,, | 17.5 | 200 | 47.9 | 45.4 | + | 2.5 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, May 20, „ | 15.3 | 17.7 | 50.7 | 49.5 | + | 1.2 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, June 17, „ | 140 | 16.7 | 56.3 | 55.7 | + | 0.6 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, July 15, ,, | 12.5 | 16.9 | 59.2 | 61.7 | — | 2.5 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Aug. 12, „ | 13 6 | 18.3 | 61.0 | 62.6 | — | 1.4 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Sept. 9, „ | 12.6 | 15.8 | 58.2 | 61.1 | — | 2.9 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Oct. 7, ,, | 12.9 | 14.2 | 53.4 | 54.1 | — | 0.7 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Nov. 4, „ | 17.0 | 16.3 | 49.8 | 47.6 | + | 2.2 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Dec. 2, ,, | 17.1 | 19.3 | 41.3 | 42.7 | — | 1.4 |
| „ „ „ „ Dec. 30, „ | 18.1 | 20.1 | 40.4 | 38.5 | + | 1.9 |
| Averages (whole year) | 16..2 | 18.4 | 49.2 | 49.1 | ||
The subjoined table is a summary of table 3 (Appendix),
showing the number of deaths registered in 1882, in each class
and order, according to the Registrar-General's re-arranged
classification, exclusive of 80 deaths of non-parishioners at
Brompton Consumption Hospital:—