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Kensington 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

Published
1884
Pages
157
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    The subjoined table shows the annual death-rate, per 1,000 persons living, in Kensington, in each of the last eleven years, and, for the sake of comparison, the rate in the Metropolis and its several districts, and the rate in all England:—
    Death Rate1883.1882.1881.1880.1879.1878.1877.1876.1875.1874.1873.
  • Page 11
    The subjoined table shows the relative areas-of the two parishes, and other particulars relating to the census years 1871 and 1881.
    Area in Statute Acres.Inhabited houses.Increase in 10 years.Population.Increase in 10 years.
    1871.1881.1871.1881.
  • Page 12
    The Parish of Kensington is for some local purposes divided into "Wards:" the subjoined table shows the acreage of the wards, their population, and the number of inhabited houses, etc., in 1871 and 1881.
    Name of Ward.Area in StatuteAcres.Inhabited housesIncrease in 10 years.Population.Increase 10 years.
    1871.18811871.1881.
  • Page 12
    The subjoined figures will be found interesting as marking the development of the parish in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century.
    The Year.Population.Rateable value of Property.The Year.
  • Page 20
    The subjoined table 1 sets out necessary particulars of the mortality from the principal zymotic diseases in 1883, together with the decennial average, &c.:—
    Disease.Sub-Town.districts. Brompton.In Hospitals.Total.Totals in 1882.Decennial Averaere.
    Town.Brompton.Uncorrected.Corrected for Increase of Population.
  • Page 21
    The following table shows the distribution of deaths, from the several diseases, of Kensington people, in 13 periods of four weeks, corresponding to my monthly reports:—
    PERIOD.DISEASES.Total.Uncorrected Averages ten years, 1873-82.
    Four weeks endedSmall-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Diarrhoea.
  • Page 52
    First period (1859-70) ; without notification and without hospitals:—
    Diseases.185918601861186218631864186518661867186818691870Totals.
  • Page 52
    Second period (1871-82) ; with voluntary notification and with hospitals:—
    Diseases.187118721873187418751876187718781879188018811882Totals.
  • Page 53
    Summary of preceding tables with corrections for increase of population:—
    Diseases.Actual number ofEstimated No. of Deaths in 2nd period, 1871-82, corrected for increase of population.Increase (corrected) in 2nd period, 1871-82Decrease (corrected in 2nd period. 1871-82.Nett decrease (corrected) representing estimated saving of lives in 2nd period, 1871-82
    Deaths in 1st period 1859-70.Deaths in 2nd period 1871-82.
  • Page 61
    (a) ENTIRE PARISH.
    All ages.Under Five Years.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards.All ages.
  • Page 61
    (b) KENSINGTON TOWN SUB-DISTRICT.
    All ages.Under Five Years.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards.All ages.
  • Page 61
    (c) BROMPTON SUB-DISTRICT.
    All ages.Under Five Y ears.j 5 to 15.15 to 25,25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwads.All ages.
  • Page 62
    The following table brought up to date exhibits the growth and wealth of our great parish since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation in 1856:—
    18561883Gross Increase in 27 years.
  • Page 62
    The increase in all respects, within the last twelve years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures will show.
    18711883Increase in 12 years.
  • Page 64
    The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of births of males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—
    Males.Kensington Town Sub-district.Brompton Sub-district.Grand Total Whole Parish.
    Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 66
    The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of deaths, of parishioners, males and females, in each of the sub-districts, including those that occurred at Hospitals outside the parish.
    Males.Kensington Town Sub-district.Brompton Sub-district.Grand Total Whole Parish.
    Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 67
    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:—
    DATE OF REPORT.Death-rate per 1,000 living.Decennial Average.Mean Temperature of the Air.
    In 1883.Decennial AverageAbove or below Average.
  • Page 81
    Two inquests were held; the causes of death being "violent," viz: male, aged 4 days, found dead in bed, suffocation; and male, aged 22, injury to head.
    CAUSES OF DEATHS.Under one year.Between one year and sixty.Sixty and upwardsTotal.
  • Page 88
    Comparative Small-pox Death Rates among Londoners, Vaccinated and Unvaccinated respectively, for the 52 weeks ended 29th May, 1881.
    Death rate of people of subjoined ages.Per million of each age of the vaccinated class.Per million of each age of the unvaccinated class.
  • Page 124
    The standard of purity for comparison :—
    Name of Company.Maximum.Minimum.Average.
  • Page 125
    The transparency or otherwise of water is ascertained by its appearance in a tube two feet in length, and is expressed in arbitrary terms settled by common agreement, as in the following table, which shows the degree of efficiency of filtration of Thames water as supplied by the Companies in this parish, and a great improvement over former years, the examinations being made monthly :—
    Number of Occasions.
    Name of CompanyWhen clear and transparent.When slightly turbid.When turbid.When very turbid.
  • Page 125
    formerly. The annexed table shows the results of such microscopic examinations during the past fourteen years:—
    Name of CompanyNumber of occasions when living organisms were found.
    1869187018711872187318741875187618771878 18791880188118821883
  • Page 126
    The numbers in this table relate to 100,000 parts of the waters, but may be converted into grains per imperial gallon by multiplying them by 7 and then moving the decimal point one place to the left.
    Name of Company.Temperature in Centigrade Degrees.Total Solid Matters.Organic Carbon.Organic Nitrogen.Ammonia.Nitrogen as Nitrates and Nitrites.Total combined Nitrogen.Chlorine.Total Hardness.Proportional amount of organic Elements, that in the Kent Company's Water during the 9 years ending Dec., 1876, being taken as 1..
  • Page 134
    1. With respect to illuminating power. The maximum, minimum, and average illuminating power in standard sperm candles was as follows, (statutory standard, sixteen candles):—
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
  • Page 135
    Grains of sulphur per 100 cubic feet of gas. Permitted maximum—17 grains in 100 cubic feet, between April and October, and 22 grains between October and April.
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
  • Page 141
    Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the Year 1883, and 10 years preceding.
    The Year.Estimated Population*No. of Inhabited Houses. +Marriages.Registered Births.DEATH
    Total all Ages.Under One Year.Under Five Years.In Pnb. lie Institutions.
  • Page 142
    Shewing the Annual Birth Rate and Death Rate; Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a Thousand Deaths, for the year 1883 and 10 years preceding.
    The YearBirth Rate per 1000 of the Population.Death Rate per 1000 of the Population.Deaths of Children under 1 year: per 1000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year: per 1000 of Total Deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years : per 1000 of Total Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions : per 1000 of Total Deaths.
  • Page 143
    (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parish1oners at Public Institutions within the Parish, but inclusive of the deaths of Parish1oners at Public Institutions outside the Parish.)
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Years of Age.Grand Total All Agessub-Districts.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwardKensington Town.Brompton.
  • Page 144
    Shewing the Number of Deaths at all ages in 1883, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 deaths from all causes ; also the number of deaths of [nfants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.
    Division I. (Adults).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population at all ages.Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths, at all ages.
  • Page 145
    Shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases, in the 10 years, 1873 to 1882, and in the year 1883.
    Diseases.1873.1874.1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.1882.Annual average of 10 years, 1873.1882.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1873.1882.1883.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1883.
  • Page 146
    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the year 1888-4.
    Sanitary Districts.1No. of Complaints received dnring the year.No. of Houses, Premises, &c. inspected.No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises, &c.Results of Inspection.House Drains.Water-Closets.Dust Bins.Water Supply.Miscellaneous.
    Orders issued for Sanitaiy Amendments of Houses and Premises.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, & cHouses Disinfected after illness of an Infectious Character.Repaired, Cleansed, Trapped, See.Ventilated.Repaired, See.Supplied with Water.New provided.New provided.Repaired, Covered, &c.Cisterns (new) erected.Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered.Waste-pipes connected wilh Drains,& c . abolished.No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Section of the " Sanitary Act, 1866." ifDust Removal—No. of Communications received and attended to.Removal of Accumulatious of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse.Animals Removed, being improperly kept.Regularly Inspected.Legal Proceedings : i.e., Summonses
    BakehousesLicensed Cowsheds.Licensed Slaughter-houses.
  • Page 147
    Summary of Monthly Returns of Work, &c., done by the Sanitary Inspectors, 1883-4.
    Date of Report.Houses Inspected.Mews Inspected.Slaughter Houses Inspected.Cowsheds Inspected.Bakehouses Inspected.Offensive Trades Inspected.Sanitary Notices Issued.Removal of Dust, Ashes, &c., Letters of Request received and attended to.Date of Report.
    District.District.District.District.District.District.District.District.
    N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.N.W.N.E.C.S.
  • Page 148
    Showing the Death rate per 1000 persons living : the annual rate per 1000 from the " seven " principal Diseases of the Zymotic class ; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to total Deaths in Kensington and all London, in 1883, and in ten years preceding.
    The Year.Deaths per 1000 living.Total Deaths from seven Zymotic diseases, Kensington.Annual rate of Mortality per 1000 living from seven Zymotic Diseases.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths from seven Zymotic Diseases.The Year.
    Kensington.London.Kensington.London.Kensington.London.
  • Page 149
    Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington in 1888.
    LOCALITY.Annual Death Rate per 1000 living from all causes.Annual Death Rate per 1000 living from seven principal Zymotic diseases.Percentage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered.PERCENTAGE OF DEATHS TO TOTAL DEATHS.
    Under 1 year of age.At 60 years of age and upwards.From seven principal Zymotic diseases.From Violence.Registered upon information of the Coroner. (Inquests.)Registered at Public Institutions.
  • Page 150
    TABLE IX. Showing the principal Localities in which Fatal Cases of the Zymotic Diseases occurred in 1883.
    KENSINGTON TOWN REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICT.
    LOCALITY.DISEASELOCALITY.DISEASES.LOCALITY.DISEASES.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.FEVER.Diarrhoea. Total.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.FEVER.Diarrhoea. Total.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.FEVER.Diarrhoea. Total.
    Typhus.Enteric.Sim.ConTyphus.Enteric.Sim ConTyphus.Enteiic.Sim.Con.
  • Page 151
    Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1883.
    DATE.Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets.Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 10, 11 and 13 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets), viz. :Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account (as shewn by Report Book) of
    Column 10 Successfully vaccinated.Column 11.Column 13 Dead. Un-vaccinated.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to District the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been foundCases still under proceedings by summons and otherwise.
    Insusceptible of Successful vaccinationHad Small-pox
  • Page 152
    TABLE XI. LICENSED SI AUGHTER-HOUSES. SOUTH OF UXBRIDGE ROAD.
    LOCALITY.LICENSEE.
  • Page 153
    TABLE XII. LICENSED SI AUGHTER-HOUSES. SOUTH OF UXBRIDGE ROAD.
    LOCALITY.LICENSEE.