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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 1891
[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 1891.
| 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 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.1 | Uncertified. | ||||
| London | 21.4 | 2.3 | 15.4 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 25.6 | 1.0 |
| Kensington | 18.4 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 20.6 | 31.2 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 25.2 | 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.