Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The subjoined Table , shewing the death-rate in each o f thirteen periods of four weeks, corresponding with the monthly Reports of the Medical Officer of Health, and the mean tempera ture of the air, etc., was accidentally omitted from Report, i n which it should have been found at page 75.
DATE OF REPORT. | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Mean Temperature of the Air. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1885. | Ten Years, 1875-84 | 1885. | Decennial Average. | Above or below Average. | |
For four weeks, to Jan. 31,1885. | 21.5 | 20.6 | 37°.l | 38.2 | —1.1 |
„ „ „ „ Feb. 28, „ | 14.4 | 19.9 | 43°.9 | 40.4 | + 3.5 |
,, ,, ,, ,, Mar. 28, ,, | 16.5 | 19.2 | 39°.9 | 41.2 | —1.3 |
,, ,, ,, ,, April 25, „ | 20.1 | 20.3 | 46°.4 | 47.9 | —1.5 |
,, ,, ,, ,, May 23, ,, | 16.9 | 16.8 | 48°.6 | 50.1 | —1.5 |
,, ,, ,, ,, June 20, ,, | 17.7 | 16.8 | 58°.9 | 56.0 | +2.9 |
,, ,, ,, ,, July 18, ,, | 14.9 | 15.3 | 61°.2 | 61.2 | — |
,, ,, ,, ,, Aug. 15, ,, | 18.7 | 16.8 | 62°.2 | 62.0 | +0.2 |
,, ,, ,, ,, Sept. 12, ,, | 13.6 | 14.3 | 57°.3 | 61.1 | —3.8 |
,, ,, ,, ,, Oct. 10, ,, | 10.1 | 13.6 | 51°.9 | 55.4 | —3.5 |
,, ,, ,, ,, Nov. 7, ,, | 14.5 | 15.6 | 44°.8 | 48.0 | —3.2 |
,, ,, ,, ,, Dec. 5, ,, | 13.6 | 18.1 | 42°.8 | 43.1 | —0.3 |
,, ,, ,, ,, Jan. 2,1886. | 17.5 | 18.8 | 38°.7 | 39.3 | —0.6 |
Averages (whole year) | 16.1 | 17.6 | 48°.6 | 49.5 |