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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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Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1888.
| LOCALITY. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death Bate 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 | ||||
| London | 18.5 | 2.5 | 14 6 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 13.7 | 3 7 | 7.4 | 22.5 | 1.0 |
| Kensington | 15.9 | 23 | 16.0 | 21.4 | 29.8 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 21.2 | 0.4 |
* Viz— Parish Infirmary, Brompton Consumption Hospital, so far as relates to Deaths of Parishioners therein, and outlyi
Public Institutions, i.e., General and Special Hospitals, etc.