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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE VIII.
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. | ||||
| London | 20.4 | 2.7 | 145 | 24.1 | 216 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 20.6 |
| Kensington | 15.5 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 95.9 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 18.4 |
* Viz.:—At the Parish Infirmary and at outlying institutions. Inclusive of the deaths of non.parishioners at the Brompton
Consumption Hospital and the Marylebone Infirmary, the percentage would be 40*0, or 33*7 if the deaths of parishioners
at outlying institutions were excluded.
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