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Kensington 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Notification (Compulsory) of Infectious Disease (Continued).
„ The Vestry protests against exclusion of Metropolis
from operation of the proposed Act 103
„ The question in abeyance 103
Voluntary Notification in Kensington : Existing sources of
information 104
„ „ Recent Action by the Vestry to promote 105
,, „ Beneficial results of, evidenced by decline in
prevalence and fatality of certain Diseases 107
„ „ . Tables showing mortality from Principal
Zymotic Diseases, before and after introduction
of system and provision of Hospitals
107
Interruption of Education at Elementary Schools, resulting from
prevalence of Infectious Diseases 110
Report of the Royal Commission on Infectious Disease Hospitals: Its
Recommendations, and the extent to which they have been
realized ill
A Retrospect, 1856-1887 : The Fruits of Sanitation 113
Population of Sub-Districts, Number of Inhabited Houses, &c 115
,, Relative Numbers of Males and Females, at different
ages, in Parish, and in sub-Districts, in 1881 (Tables) 110
„ Rateable Value, and Inhabited Houses, Increase in,
since 1856 117
Marriages and Marriage Rate 118
Births and Birth Rate 110
Deaths and Death Rate 119
Infantile Mortality 120
„ ,, Among Illegitimate Children 120
Senile Mortality 121
Death Rate at Different Age-Periods (Table) 121
„ Mean Temperature, etc., Monthly 122
Death, Summary of causes of (Table) 122
Death, Assigned Causes of 123
„ „ Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 124
,, „ Venereal Diseases 124
„ „ Puerperal Fever 125
„ Parasitic Diseases 125
,, Dietetic Diseases 125
„ „ „ Alcoholism 125
„ Constitutional Diseases 126
Cancer 126
„ „ Tubercular 127