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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 1887
[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 1887.
| LOCALITY. | Annual Death Bate per 1,000 living, from all causes | Annual Death Eate per 1,000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases. | Percentage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Eegistered. | 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. | Eegistered upon information of Coroners. (Inquests.) | Eegistered at Public Institutions* | Uncertified causes of Death. | ||||
| London | 19.6 | 3.0 | 15.8 | 24.3 | 22.5 | 15.4 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 21.0 | 1.2 |
| Kensington | 16.4 | 2.4 | 17.2 | 23.7 | 27.0 | 14.4 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 21.2 | 0.7 |
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, etc.