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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 1890
[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:—
| Kensington Town sub-district. | Brompton. sub-district. | Grand Total Whole | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Parish. | |
| 1st Quarter | 348 | 355 | 703 | 79 | 91 | 170 | 873 |
| 2nd ,, | 305 | 285 | 590 | 59 | 75 | 134 | 724 |
| 3rd ,, | 242 | 258 | 500 | 45 | 60 | 105 | 605 |
| 4th ,, | 275 | 314 | 589 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 749 |
| 1170 | 1212 ' | 2382 | 251 | 318 | 569 | 2951 | |
| The Births were, Males | 1919 | The Deaths were, Males | 1421 | ||||
| Females | 1945 | Females | 1530 | ||||
| Total Births | 3864 2951 | Deaths | Total Deaths | 2951 | |||
| 913 | Excess of Births over Deaths. | ||||||
The subjoined Table shews 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 1000 persons living. | Above or below Decennial Average. | Mean Temperature of the Air. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890. | Decennial Average. | Above or below Decennial Average. | ||||
| 1890. | 10 years 1880-89. | |||||
| Jan.25 | 22.4 | 19.1 | + 3.3 | 42.1 | 36.9 | + 5.2 |
| Feb. 22 | 20.3 | 18.0 | +2.3 | 38.8 | 40.0 | —1.2 |
| March 22 | 16.6 | 17.7 | —1.2 | 40.1 | 40.5 | —0.4 |
| April 19 | 15.3 | 17.0 | —1.7 | 45.5 | 45.1 | +0.4 |
| May 17 | 15.3 | 15.2 | +0.1 | 51.4 | 50.1 | +1.3 |
| June 14 | 17.3 | 15.1 | +2.2 | 56.3 | 57.1 | —0.8 |
| July 12 | 15.7 | 14.0 | + 1.7 | 57.8 | 61.7 | —3.9 |
| August 9 | 14.3 | 16.7 | —1.4 | 62.1 | 61.6 | +0.5 |
| Sept. 6 | 13.8 | 13.4 | + 0.4 | 58.2 | 59.7 | —1.5 |
| Oct. 4 | 11.8 | 12.6 | —0.8 | 58.8 | 54.3 | + 4.5 |
| Nov. 1 | 13.0 | 14.9 | —1.9 | 48.4 | 47.1 | +1.3 |
| Nov. 29 | 14.3 | 16.4 | —2.1 | 43.5 | 43.4 | +0.1 |
| Jan. 3rd, 1891 | 19.2 | 16.7 | +2.5 | 29.9 | 39.7 | —9.8 |
| (Five weeks) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Averages, whole year | 16.1 | 15.8 | 48.7 | 49.0 | ||