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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 1892
[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 1892.
| Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from all causes. | Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from seven principal Zymotic diseases. | Per-centage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered | PER-CKNTAGE 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 | 20.6 | 2.8 | 15.5 | 23.2 | 24.9 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 25.4 | 0.9 |
| Kensington | 17.2 | 2.0 | 15.8 | 20.4 | 30.5 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 23.4 | 0.5 |
| *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. | ||||||||||