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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The subjoined Table shews the quarterly number of deaths of parishioners, males and females, in each of the sub-districts, including: those that occurred at outlvins' miblic institutions:—
| Kensington Town Sub-district. | Brompton Sub-district. | Grand Total. Whole | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total | Parish. | ||
| 1st Quarter | 278 | 340 | 618 | 73 | 85 | 158 | 776 | |
| 2nd „ | 262 | 300 | 562 | 71 | 62 | 133 | 695 | |
| 3rd „ | 246 | 222 | 468 | 66 | 70 | 156 | 604 | |
| 4th „ | 293 | 309 | 602 | 64 | 84 | 148 | 750 | |
| 1079 | 1171 | 2250 | 274 | 301 | 575 | 2825 | ||
| The Births were, Males | 1914 | The Deaths were, Males | 1353 | |||||
| Females | 1862 | Females | 1472 | |||||
| Total births | 3776 | Total deaths | 2825 | |||||
| 2825 | Deaths | - | ||||||
| 951 Excess of Births over Deaths. | ||||||||
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 1,000 persons living. | Above or below Decennial Average | Mean Temperature, of the Air. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888. | Decennial Average | Above or below Decennial Average. | ||||
| 1888. | 10 years 1878-87. | |||||
| For four weeks to | ||||||
| Jan. 28. | 18.3 | 20.8 | —2.5 | 38°.4 | 37.0 | + 1.4 |
| Feb. 25. | 17.1 | 19.0 | —1.9 | 35.3 | 40.3 | —5.0 |
| March 24. | 17.1 | 19.0 | —1.9 | 36.5 | 41.6 | —5.1 |
| April 21. | 18.3 | 18.7 | —0.4 | 41.9 | 44.9 | —3.0 |
| May 19. | 17.0 | 15.7 | + 1.3 | 50.2 | 49.8 | + 0.4 |
| June 16. | 14.2 | 16.1 | —1.9 | 56.4 | 56.4 | — |
| July 14. | 13.0 | 14.7 | —1.7 | 57.1 | 61.3 | —4.2 |
| August 11. | 13.1 | 16.6 | —3.5 | 60.1 | 61.5 | —1.4 |
| Sept. 8. | 13.7 | 14.0 | —03 | 57.5 | 60.3 | —2.8 |
| Oct. 6. | 13.4 | 12.8 | +0.6 | 52.5 | 55.0 | —2.5 |
| Nov. 3. | 17.0 | 15.1 | + 1.9 | 47.0 | 47.3 | —0.3 |
| Dec. 1. | 18.3 | 17.3 | + 1.0 | 46.8 | 42.1 | +4.7 |
| Dec. 29. | 16.5 | 17.7 | —1.2 | 41.3 | 38.0 | + 3.3 |
| Averages whole year | 15.9 | 16.8 | 47.7 | 48.9 | ||