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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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TABLE VIII.
Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London, and in Kensington, in 1890.
| Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases. | Percentage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered. | PERCENTAGE OP 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 | 20.3 | 2.7 | 16.3 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 24.0 | 0.9 |
| Kensington | 16.1 | 2.1 | 16.8 | 22.1 | 28.0 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 20.7 | 0.2 |
| * 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. | ||||||||||