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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 1889
[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 1889.
| Annual Death Rate per 1,000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death rate 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 | 17.4 | 2.2 | 14.1 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 23.3 | 1.1 |
| Kensington | 13.5 | 1.5 | 13.2 | 20.3 | 30.1 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 23.6 | 02 |
* Viz.—Parish Infirmary and Workhouse, Brompton Consumption Hospital, so far as relates to Deaths of Parishioners therein, and
outlying Public Institutions, i.e., General and Special Hospitals, etc.