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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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The subjoined Table shows the rate of mortality and the mean temperature of the air in each of thirteen periods of four weeks corresponding with my monthly reports.
| Date of Report. | Death Rate per 1000 persons living. | Mean Temperature of the Air | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886. | Ten years, 1876.85. | 1886. | Decennial Average. | Above or below average | |
| For four weeks to Jan. 30, 1886 | 186 | 20.6 | 35.2 | 37.8 | — 2.6 |
| „ „ Feb. 27, „ | 19.1 | 19.0 | 34.0 | 41.2 | — 7.2 |
| „ „ Mar. 27, „ | 23.2 | 18.7 | 38.3 | 42.0 | — 3.7 |
| „ „ April 24, „ | 15.7 | 19.9 | 46.0 | 45.1 | + 0.9 |
| „ „ May 22, „ | 15.2 | 16.4 | 51.9 | 49.2 | + 2.7 |
| „ „ June 19, „ | 11.6 | 16.9 | 55.3 | 56.2 | — 0.9 |
| „ „ July 17, „ | 12.8 | 15.2 | 62.6 | 61.5 | + 11 |
| „ „ Aug. 14, „ | 15.4 | 17.1 | 61.4 | 62.1 | — 0. 7 |
| „ „ Sept. 11, „ | 14.0 | 14.2 | 62.7 | 60.1 | + 2.6 |
| „ „ Oct. 9, „ | 13.1 | 13.1 | 57.6 | 54.7 | + 2.9 |
| „ „ Nov. 6, „ | 14.6 | 15.2 | 50.2 | 47.8 | + 2.4 |
| „ „ Dec. 4, „ | 16.3 | 17.7 | 41.7 | 42.9 | — 1.2 |
| „ „ Jan. 1, 1887 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 39.0 | — 2.6 |
| Averages whole year | 15.9 | 17.3 | 48.6 | 49.3 | |
The subjoined Table, a summary of Table 3 (Appendix) shews the numbers of deaths of parishioners in 1886, 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 | 190 | |
| 2. Diarrhceal | 91 | |
| 3. Malarial „ | — | |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | — | |
| 5. Venereal „ | 22 | |
| 6. Septic „ | 29 | 332 |
| II. PARASITIC DISEASES | 1 | |
| III. DIETETIC DISEASES | 21 | |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | 609 | |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 158 | |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES | ||
| 1. Diseases of Nervous system | 302 | |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 1 | |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory system | 163 | |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory system | 630 | |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive system | 176 | |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic system | — | |
| 7. Diseases of Glandlike Organs of uncertain use | — | |