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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
Kingston upon Thames 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| Estimated Population 31,089. 1896. Month. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | AGES OF THE DYING. | CAUSES OF DEATHS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Legitimate, under 1 year. | Illegitimate,under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | Over 65. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Croup and Laryngitis. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Influenza. | Rheumatic Fever. | Bronclits.,Pleursy and Pneumonia. | Phthisis. | Tuberculosis. | Heart Disease. | Cancer. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||
| JANUARY | 45 | 36 | 81 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FEBRUARY | 20 | 40 | 60 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 8 | Under 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARCH | 55 | 52 | 107 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | Under 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| APRIL | 49 | 44 | 93 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | Under 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAY | 35 | 34 | 79 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | Under 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JUNE | 33 | 32 | 65 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | I | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JULY | 47 | 37 | 84 | 18 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | U nder 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUGUST | 35 | 27 | 62 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | Under 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEPTEMBER | 38 | 37 | 75 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | Under 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OCTOBER | 37 | 45 | 82 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOVEMBER | 53 | 44 | 97 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Under 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DECEMBER | 31 | 35 | 66 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 11 | Under 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Deaths in Brookwood Asylum, &c. | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 18 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 479 | 463 | 942 | 236 | 234 | 470 | 102 | 17 | 63 | 20 | 16 | 157 | 95 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 86 | 30 | 25 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 192 | 470 | ||||
| Deaths in Workhou Be (not belonging to Kingston) | 26 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rate per 1000, 1896 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 30.2 | 7 5 | 7.5 | 151 | 3.2 | .5 | 2. | .6 | .5 | 5. | 3.5 | .02 | .35 | 12 | .12 | .02 | .09 | .51 | .35 | .57 | .12 | 2.7 | .9 | .8 | 109 | .56 | .4 | 6.1 | |||||
| „ „ „ 1895 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 31.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 163 | 4.4 | .7 | 1.3 | .4 | .6 | 4.5 | 4. | .09 | .13 | .03 | 19 | .20 | .60 | .30 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 11 | 11 | .60 | .3 | 5.7 | ||||||||
| „ „ „ 1894 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 30 1 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 31 | .3 | 1.9 | .4 | .6 | 3.7 | 3 7 | .24 | .24 | .06 | 0.3 | 06 | .60 | .27 | .30 | .30 | .03 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 11 | .40 | .5 | 5.3 | |||||
| „ „ „ 1893 | 15 3 | 13.9 | 29.2 | 915 | 8.78 | 17.9 | 3.5 | .03 | 2.2 | .77 | .8 | 6.18 | 3.71 | .035 | 0.24 | .80 | .21 | .07 | 0.3 | .21 | .28 | .99 | .42 | .10 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.5 | .30 | .3 | 6.4 | ||||