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Kensington 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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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 Average | Above or below Average. | |||
| For four weeks to Jan. 27, 1883 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 41.6 | 38.3 | + 3.3 |
| „ „ Feb. 24, „ | 14.9 | 21.2 | 42.2 | 39.1 | + 3.1 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Mar. 24, ,, | 17.0 | 20.2 | 36.6 | 41.9 | — 5.3 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, April 21, „ | 19.1 | 20.6 | 44.8 | 45.6 | — 0.8 |
| ,, „ „ „ May 19, „ | 13.5 | 17.5 | 48.8 | 49.8 | — 1.0 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, June 16, ,, | 14.7 | 16.6 | 58.1 | 55.9 | + 2.2 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, July 14, „ | 12.9 | 15.6 | 61.3 | 61.3 | — |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Aug. 11, ,, | 14.8 | 17.5 | 58.3 | 62.4 | — 4.1 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Sept. 8, ,, | 13.8 | 15.1 | 60.9 | 60.7 | + 0.2 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Oct. 6, ,, | 10.7 | 14.2 | 55.2 | 65.0 | + 0.2 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Nov. 3, ,, | 14.9 | 16.1 | 50.6 | 51.2 | — 0.6 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Dec. 1, ,, | 16.6 | 19.3 | 43.4 | 42.3 | + 1.1 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Dec. 29, ,, | 17.3 | 20.5 | 40.7 | 38.3 | + 2.4 |
| Averages (whole year) | 15.5 | 18.3 | 49.4 | 49.4 | |
The subjoined table is a summary of Table 3 (Appendix)
showing the numbers of deaths of parishioners in 1883, in
each class and order, according to the Registrar-General's
re-arranged classification:—
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES No. of Deaths.
1. Miasmatic diseases 171
2. Diarrhœal 82
3. Malarial ,,
4. Zoogenous ,,
5. Venereal „ 28
6. Septic ,, 39
320
II. PARASITIC DISEASES 6
III. DIETIC DISEASES 18
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES 602
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES 161
VI. LOCAL DISEASES
1. Diseases of Nervous system 288
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense 5
3. Diseases of Circulatory system 179
4. Diseases of Respiratory system 585
6. Diseases of Digestive system 156
6. Diseases of Lymphatic system 1
7. Diseases of Glandlike Organs of uncertain use 1