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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington in 1886.
| LOCALITY. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living from all causes. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 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 Coroners. (Inquests.) | Registered at Public Institutions* | Uncertified causes of Death. | ||||
| London | 19.9 | 2.7 | 15.9 | 25.8 | 235 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 1.2 |
| Kensington | 15.9 | 1.6 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 21.9 | 0.9 |
| *Yiz.—Parish Infirmary, Brompton Consumption Hospital, so far as relates to Deaths of Parishioners therein, and outlying Public Institutions, i.e., General and Special Hospitals, including the Hospital Ships. | ||||||||||