[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington].

  • Kensington (London, England). Parish. Vestry.
Date:
[1866]
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    17 The Births during the year have been— males. females. total. Brompton Ward 279 247 526 Town Ward 1,085 1,008 2,093 1,364 1,255 2,619 This shows an increase in the population over the number of deaths of 886. By referring to my last Report, this offers a favourable contrast. The deaths from diseases of a Zymotic or infectious cha racter during the past year have been— Brompton, 1866. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlatina. Whooping Cough. Diarrhoea. Fever. Total. 1st Quarter ... ... 4 ... 1 ... 6 10 2nd ,, ... 1 ... ... 6 1 8 3rd ,, 1 ... 7 ... 15 6 29 4th „ ... 8 4 3 6 21 1 13 11 1 24 18 68 Kensington. 1st Quarter 4 26 6 9 2 17 64 2nd „ 5 6 4 15 11 10 51 3rd ,, 6 ... 3 2 55 13 79 4th ,, 2 7 7 10 12 19 57 Grand total for) •whole Parish J 18 52 31 37 104 77 319 The numerous measures which have been carried out, under the superintendence of your Sewers and Sanitary Committee, have conduced to this reduction in the mortality from this class of disease, for, in my last yeai's Report, the deaths were, in Brompton, 49; in Kensington, 325; making a total of 374.
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