London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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87

Under
one
year.
Between
one year
and sixty.
Sixty
and
upwards.
Total
Cancer
–
6
10
16
Premature Birth
2
–
–
2
Want of Breast Milk
2
–
–
2
Various other Diseases
1
8
2
11
Old Age
–
–
19
19
Totals
32
157
177
366
Outlying Public Institutions.—By virtue of an arrangement
between your Vestry and one of the officials in the RegistrarGeneral's
Department I receive weekly a return of the deaths of
Kensington parishioners occurring in public institutions outside
the Parish. In Table 3 (Appendix) all such deaths, 194 in
number, are included. The deaths occurred in the following
institutions, viz.:—
St. George's Hospital 52
St. Mary's „ 33
West London „ 8
Charing Cross ,, 5
Middlesex „ 5
King's College ,, 4
St. Thomas's ,, 2
St.Bartholomew's,, 2
University College,, 2
Guy's „ 1
London ,, 1
Brompton Consumption Hospital
(south branch) 3
North London Hospital 1
Cancer Hospital (Chelsea) 7
Royal Free Hospital 1
Homoeopathic ,, 1
German „ 1
French „ 1
Golden Square „ (Throat) 1
Bethlem „ 1
Peckham House Asylum 1
Highgate Small-pox Hospital 1
Queen Charlotte's „ 5
Asylums Board Hospitals :—
Western District 13
Castalia (Ship) 3
Atlas „ 6
Darenth (Camp) 3
Lying-in Home (St. John the
Divine) 1
St. Anne's, Cale Street 1
Childrens' Hospital (Great Ormond
Street) 2
„ „ (Paddington) 7
„ „ (Victoria,Chelsea) 6
„ „ (Belgrave) 1
„ „ (North Eastern) 1
,, „ (Shadwell) 1
St. Peter's Home (Kilburn) 1
British Home for Incurables 1
St. Thomas's Home 1
Station Military Hospital (Westminster)
1
Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary 3
Paddington Workhouse 3
Total 194