APPENDIX.
Reading edition
Note—The forms for Tables I.–VI. have been settled by the Society of Medical Officers of Health to ensure uniformity of Statistical returns.
TABLE I.
Estimated population 1874, at the middle of the year, and in 10 previous years; number of inhabited houses; Births, Deaths and Marriages (gross numbers).
1874. 138,000. 17,667. 4,356. 2,696. 1,311.
1873 133,000 16,920 4,182 2,436 1,243
1872 127,400 16,206 4,041 2,171 1,132
1871 121,500 15,394 3,804 2,328 1,131
1870 116,350 15,279 3,705 2,473 892
1869 111,350 14,654 3,625 2,249 891
1868 106,350 14,029 3,522 2,232 984
1867 101,350 13,404 3,158 1,938 974
1866 96,350 12,779 3,080 1,966 984
1865 91,350 12,154 2,619 1,733 920
1864 86,350 11,529 2,494 1,849 No Information
Average of 10 years, 1864–1873 109,135 14,234 3,423 2,137 „
Notes.
Population at Census, 1871, 120,234.
Area in Statute Acres, 2,190.
Average number of persons in each house at Census, 1871, 7.8.
TABLE II.
Showing Birth and Death Rate: Deaths of Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions 1874, and 10 previous years.
The Year. Births per 1000 of the Population. Death rate per 1000 living. Deaths of Children under 1 year per cent. to Total Deaths. Deaths of Children under 1 year per cent. to Registered Births. Deaths of Children under 5 years per cent. to Total Deaths. Deaths in Public Institutions.[58]
1874. 31.7 19.5 28.5 17.5 45.4 352
1873 31.4 18.3 27.0 15.9 40.0 272
1872 32.1 17.0 28.9 15.6 44.2 264
1871 31.3 19.1 25.0 15.0 41.6 252
1870 32.1 21.2 24.4 16.4 42.9 330
1869 32.5 20.2 † † † 318
1868 33.1 21.0 † † † 303
1867 31.2 19.0 † † 40.6 221
1866 32.0 20.4 † † 41.6 248
1865 28.7 19.0 † † † 250
1864 28.9 21.4 † † 41.6 281
Average of 10 Years, 1864–1878. 31.3 19.6 † † 41.8 273
† = No information.
TABLE III. Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1874.
(The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents being excluded.)
CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. Total deaths under Five. Grand Total. SUB-DISTRICT.
Under 1. 1 to 2. 2 to 5. 5 to 15. 15 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 to 95. 95 and upwards. Kensington Town. Brompton.
(CLASSES).
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES 187 89 95 40 24 26 13 13 10 8 3 1 ... 371 509 424 85
II. CONSTITUTIONAL 69 46 44 40 49 60 58 56 32 29 8 ... ... 159 491 399 92
III. LOCAL 242 66 52 21 27 54 75 121 152 180 129 22 4 360 1145 921 224
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL 228 16 4 ... 4 6 4 1 1 14 43 31 4 248 356 296 60
V. VIOLENT DEATHS 28 ... 2 4 1 2 1 7 4 1 ... ... ... 30 50 44 6
(Not specified.) 8 6 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 20 18 2
Total 762 223 203 105 105 148 151 198 199 232 183 54 8 1188 2571 2102 469
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Order 1.—MIASMATIC.
Small-pox ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Measles 37 47 35 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 119 121 115 6
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) 1 8 12 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 32 28 4
Diphtheria 3 2 9 7 ... 2 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... 14 26 24 2
Quinsy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Croup 7 4 14 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 26 25 1
Whooping-cough 14 17 13 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 45 36 9
Typhus ... ... 1 2 ... ... ... 3 1 1 1 ... ... 1 9 9 ...
Enteric or Typhoid Fever ... 3 2 7 6 1 4 3 ... 2 ... ... ... 5 28 19 9
Simple continued Fever 3 1 4 1 ... 1 ... ... 2 2 1 ... ... 8 15 11 4
Erysipelas 3 ... 1 2 4 3 2 3 2 1 ... ... ... 4 21 13 8
Puerperal Fever (Metria) ... ... ... ... 9 12 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 18 6
Carbuncle ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... 3 2 1
Influenza ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Dysentery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ...
Diarrhœa 100 6 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 1 ... 108 112 90 22
Simple Cholera 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 5 3 2
Ague ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ...
Remittent Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rheumatism 1 ... 2 5 5 3 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 17 13 4
Other Zymotic Diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Order 2.—ENTHETIC.
Syphilis 11 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 12 10 2
Stricture of Urethra ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hydrophobia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Glanders ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Order 3.—DIETIC.
Privation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Want of Breast-milk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Purpura and Scurvy ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Alcoholism: Del. Tremens ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 5 3 2
Alcoholism: Intemperance ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Order 4.—PARASITIC.
Thrush 2 ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 4 2 2
Worms, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
187 89 95 40 24 26 13 13 10 8 3 1 ... 371 509 424 85
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Order 1.—DIATHETIC.
Gout ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 ... ... ... ... 3 3 ...
Dropsy ... ... 1 1 ... 1 1 2 ... 1 2 ... ... 1 9 7 2
Cancer ... ... ... ... 1 1 6 17 18 19 5 ... ... ... 67 51 16
Cancrum Oris (Noma) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mortification ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 ... ... 1 4 3 1
Order 2.—TUBERCULAR.
Scrofula 11 6 4 2 1 ... 1 2 ... ... ... ... ... 21 27 23 4
Tabes Mesenterica 33 15 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 53 45 8
Phthisis 1 7 8 25 46 56 50 35 12 6 ... ... ... 16 246 200 46
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis 24 18 25 12 1 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 67 82 67 15
69 46 44 40 49 60 58 56 32 29 8 ... ... 159 491 399 92
III. LOCAL DISEASES.
Order 1.—NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Cephalitis 1 ... ... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 6 6 ...
Apoplexy 2 1 1 ... 1 1 2 15 16 18 7 ... ... 4 64 45 19
Paralysis ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 3 6 7 15 13 ... ... 1 47 32 15
Insanity ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... 4 4 ...
Chorea ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Epilepsy 1 ... 1 ... ... 2 4 2 2 1 ... ... ... 2 13 9 4
Convulsions 47 8 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 59 59 50 9
Brain Disease, &c. 9 4 5 2 2 1 6 7 9 11 6 ... ... 18 62 53 9
Order 2.—ORGANS OF CIRCULATION.
Pericarditis ... ... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2 5 5 ...
Aneurism ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 2 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 7 6 1
Heart Disease, &c. 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 13 23 29 31 12 3 7 137 104 33
Order 3.—RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
Laryngitis 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 4 6 6 ...
Bronchitis 91 25 10 3 3 6 13 19 32 53 48 5 1 126 309 258 51
Pleurisy ... 1 1 ... 2 ... 2 2 1 ... 1 ... ... 2 10 9 1
Pneumonia 55 20 19 3 4 14 13 18 11 13 5 1 ... 94 176 150 26
Asthma ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... 1 4 3 2 ... ... ... 12 7 5
Lung disease, &c. 14 2 2 ... ... 2 1 1 11 3 4 1 ... 18 41 32 9
Order 4.—DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
Gastritis ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2 1 1
Enteritis 7 1 ... 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 ... ... ... 8 19 16 3
Peritonitis 3 ... ... 4 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 ... ... 3 20 18 2
Ascites ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 1
Ulceration of Intestines ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2 3 3 ... ... 1 ... 8 19 16 3
Hernia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 3 20 18 2
Ileus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 ... ... ... ... 3 3 ...
Intussusception 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 8 5 3
Stricture of Intestines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... 2 1 1
Fistula ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Stomach Disease, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 5 2 ... ... ... ... 8 6 2
Pancreas Disease, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hepatitis ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 4 1
Jaundice 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 7 6 1
Liver Disease, &c. 2 ... ... ... 2 1 6 9 6 7 2 2 ... 2 37 30 7
Spleen Disease, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Order 5.—URINARY DISEASES.
Nephritis ... ... 1 ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 2 1
Ischuria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Blight’s Disease (Nephria) ... ... ... ... 1 2 3 5 4 5 2 ... ... ... 22 14 8
Diabetes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 1 1 ... ... ... 5 4 1
Calculus (Stone) ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ...
Cystitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 1 ... ... ... 7 6 1
Kidney disease, &c. ... ... ... ... 1 ... 3 3 3 1 1 ... ... ... 12 10 2
Order 6.—ORGANS OF GENERATION.
Ovarian Dropsy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ...
Uterus Disease, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 3 2 ... ... ... ... ... 6 4 2
Order 7.—ORGAN OF LOCOMOTION.
Synovitis (Arthritis) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Joint Disease, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ...
Order 8.—INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
Phlegmon 2 ... 1 ... ... 1 ... 1 1 1 ... ... ... 3 7 7 ...
Ulcer ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2 2 ...
Skin Disease, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
242 66 52 21 27 54 75 121 152 180 129 22 4 360 1145 921 224
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Order 1.—DISEASES OF CHILDREN.
Premature Birth 46 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 46 35 11
Cyanosis 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 ...
Spina Bifida ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Malformations 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 1 2
Teething 25 19 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 35 26 9
Order 2.—DISEASES OF ADULTS.
Paramenia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Childbirth (see Puerperal fever) ... ... ... ... 4 6 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 11 3
Order 3.—DISEASES OF OLD PEOPLE.
Old Age ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 14 43 31 4 ... 94 79 15
Order 4.—DISEASES OF NUTRITION.
Atrophy and Debility 153 6 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 163 163 143 20
228 16 4 „, 4 6 4 1 1 14 43 31 4 248 356 296 60
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
Order 1.—ACCIDENT OR NEGLIGENCE.
Fractures and Contusions 1 ... ... 1 1 2 ... 2 2 1 ... ... ... 1 10 10 ...
Wounds ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ...
Burns and Scalds ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 ...
Poison ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Drowning 1 ... 1 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 4 3 1
Suffocation 17 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 17 15 2
Otherwise ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
Order 3.—HOMICIDE.
Murder and Manslaughter 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 4 2 2
Order 4.—SUICIDE.
Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 ... ... ... ... 1 4 4 ...
Poison ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Drowning ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ...
Hanging ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ...
Otherwise ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Order 5.—EXECUTION.
Hanging ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Violent Deaths (not classed) 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 2 ...
Sudden deaths (cause unascertained) 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 2 ...
28 ... 2 4 1 2 1 7 4 1 ... ... ... 30 50 44 6
Causes not specified or ill defined 8 6 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 20 18 2
TABLE IV.
Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths, 1874, viz.—
Diseases. Total Deaths. Deaths per 1000 of Population. Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases 388 2.8 144
2. Pulmonary (other than Phthisis) 554 4.0 208
3. Tubercular 326 2.3 121
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants (under 5). 209 1.5 77
5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants (under 5). 161 1.1 59
NOTES.
1. Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fever and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions and Teething.
TABLE V.
Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years 1864–1873, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1874, &c.
Disease. 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 Annual Average 10 years, 1864–1873. Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1864–1873. 1874 Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1874.
Smallpox 5 18 10 29 4 6 8 120 68 1 26.9 12.5 121 45
Measles 100 52 40 19 84 27 70 64 43 38 53.7 25.3 32 11.8
Scarlet Fever 90 31 28 35 170 106 198 95 29 10 79.2 37.1 26 9.6
Diphtheria Not separately registered. 9 14 11 14 11 5.9 2.7
Whooping Cough 56 37 28 68 34 71 55 72 77 44 54.2 25.3 45 16.7
Fever 60 77 33 46 52 42 46 48 42 41 48.7 22.8 52 19.3
Diarrhœa 63 104 112 78 113 108 154 129 110 145 111.6 52.3 112 41.6
Total, Kensington 374 319 251 275 457 369 545 539 383 290 380.2 178.0 388 144
Total, London. 16,029 14,272 14,761 11,660 14,925 17,413 16,476 19,455 12,699 11,385 14,907 198 11,230 147
Total. England & Wales 1862–1871 [60] 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1862–71 1872 1872 1872
73,220 98,490 96,279 92,030 82,692 72,587 97,352 90,380 100,497 103,801 90,732 188 91,743 188
TABLE VI.
Inspectors’ Report of the Sanitary Work completed in the year ended March 25th, 1875.
Sub-Districts. No. of Complaints received during the year. No. of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected. Results of Inspection. House Drains. Privies and W.C.’s. Dust Bins. Water Supply. Miscellaneous.
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired and Whitewashed. Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases. Repaired, Cleansed, &c. Trapped or Ventilated. Repaired, Cleansed, &c. Supplied with Water. New provided. New provided. Repaired, Covered, &c. Cisterns (new) erected. Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired and Covered. No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of Sanitary Acts, 1866. [62] No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to. Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse. Removal of Animals improperly kept. Regularly Inspected Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings.
Bakehouses. Licensed Cowhouses. Licensed Slaughterhouses.
North. 820 3229 818 567 40 207 76 163 69 .4 20 25 5 38 ... 2560 64 46 60 18 32 82
South. 662 4057 664 496 28 235 59 178 53 2 11 19 3 37 ... 3331 51 12 48 18 22 18
Total. 1482 7286 1477 1063 68 442 135 341 122 6 31 44 8 75 ... 5891 115 58 108 36 54 100
TABLE VIa.
Summary of Monthly Returns of Sanitary Work performed by the Inspectors.
Date of Report. Houses Inspected. Mews Inspected. Slaughter Cowsheds Inspected. Bakehouses Inspected. Offensive Sanitary Orders issued. Letters &c. Received re Dust Complaints of non-removal of Dust. Orders issued for the removal of Dust.
North South North South North South North South North South North South North South North South North South North South
May 6, 1874 388 532 48 72 11 14 13 14 15 8 9 0 65 88 136 258 15 95 302 601
June 3 „ 360 475 42 61 7 16 19 14 14 23 11 0 61 31 161 222 14 64 294 528
July 1 „ 416 520 58 75 18 14 12 10 14 9 10 1 39 86 208 193 26 42 312 335
July 29 „ 314 337 48 69 16 8 14 14 13 12 16 0 81 32 187 189 31 36 254 360
Aug. 20 „ 219 336 31 74 6 13 3 10 9 19 7 0 37 26 57 88 9 21 87 180
Sept. 23 „ 189 216 22 47 11 9 14 8 10 11 4 0 42 35 69 84 12 10 95 106
Oct. 21 „ 176 240 32 60 42 32 31 32 9 7 9 0 53 42 109 91 5 6 172 209
Nov. 18 „ 225 364 36 62 14 7 12 9 13 16 10 2 48 61 150 121 22 19 210 231
Dec. 16 „ 238 285 48 65 9 3 11 8 10 7 13 2 71 80 214 186 46 63 307 377
Jan. 13, 1875 185 202 30 37 10 6 11 9 16 12 3 0 59 32 345 372 69 66 565 635
Feb. 10 „ 207 198 36 43 12 8 9 9 12 11 13 0 70 72 393 446 51 67 553 839
Mar. 10 „ 186 214 24 22 8 7 9 6 12 10 14 0 67 55 293 622 18 96 392 1021
April 7 „ 126 138 16 14 8 7 5 9 12 12 8 0 63 42 238 459 39 68 325 887
Totals. 3229 4057 471 701 172 144 163 152 159 157 127 7 756 682 2560 3331 357 653 3868 6309
TABLE VII.
Showing the Death rate per 1,000 living; the annual rate of Mortality per 1,000 living from seven Zymotic Diseases; and the proportion of Deaths from these Diseases to the total Deaths in Kensington and in all London in 1874, and in the ten years, 1864–73.
The Year. Deaths per 1000 living. Total Deaths from seven Zymotic diseases, Kensington. Annual rate of Mortality per 1,000 living from seven Zymotic diseases. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths from seven Zymotic diseases.
Kensington. London. Kensington. London. Kensington. London.
1864 21.4 26.5 374 4.3 5.4 204 204
1865 19.0 24.5 319 3.5 4.7 185 196
1866 20.4 26.4 259 2.6 4.8 133 185
1867 19.0 23.0 276 2.7 3.7 142 166
1868 21.0 23.6 457 4.2 4.7 208 200
1869 20.2 24.6 369 3.3 5.5 164 227
1870 21.2 24.1 545 4.6 5.1 222 213
1871 19.1 24.7 542 4.4 6.0 233 242
1872 17.0 21.4 390 3.0 3.8 181 179
1873 18.3 22.5 290 2.1 3.3 119 149
AVERAGE OF TEN YEARS 19.6 24.1 382 3.4 4.7 179 196
1874 19.5 22.5 388 2.8 3.3 144 147
TABLE VIII.
Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and in Kensington, in 53 weeks, ended 2nd January, 1875.
LOCALITY. Annual Death Rate per 1000 Living from all causes. Annual Death Rate per 1000 Living from principal Zymotic Diseases. Per centage of Deaths under 1 year to Births Registered. Per Centage of Deaths to Total Deaths.
Under 1 year of age. At 60 years of age and upwards. From 7 Zymotic Diseases. From Violence. Registered upon information of the Coroner (Inquests.) Registered in large Public Institutions.
London 22.5 3.3 15.5 24.6 21.6 14.7 3.6 7.2 17.2
Kensington 19.5 2.8 17.5 28.5 21.7 14.4 1.8 6.4 13.1
TABLE IX.
Shewing the Principal Localities in which of the chief Zymotic Diseases occurred in 1874.
Name of Street or Place. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. FEVER. Diarrhœa. Total.
Typhus. Enteric. Simple Contind.
Absolom Road l 1
Admiral Place and Terrace 2 1 3
Abingdon Road 2 1 3
Acklam Road 1 1 2
Brown’s Buildings 2 2
Blenheim Crescent 3 3
Blechynden Street 6 2 1 9
Bramley Road 2 2 1 5
Bomore Road 2 2
Boundary Villas 1 1
„ Cottages 2 2
Bangor Street 1 1 2
Cromwell Road (West) 1 1
Cornwall Road 1 1 1 3
Child Street and Place 3 3
Coleherne Road 1 1
Clarendon Road 1 2 2
Crescent Street 1 2 3
Campden Street 3 1 1 1 5
„ Hill Road 1 2
Calverley Street 1 1 2
Dartmoor Street 1 1 2
Devonshire Terrace, Kensington 1 1
Dulford Street 2 2
Edge Terrace 1 1 1 3
Earl’s Court Road 1 2 3
Faraday Road 1 l 1
Fulham Road 1 1
Gordon Cottages 1 1
Golborne Road 1 4 5
Glo’ster Terrace, Kensington 1 1
Grange (The) 1 1
Holland Street 1 1 2
Hurstway Street 4 1 5
Holland Villas Road 1 1
Ifield Road l 2 1 4
James’ Street, Kensington 1 1
Kenilworth Terrace 1 1 2
Kensington High Street 1 1
Kensington Park Road 1 1 2
„ „ Gardens Mews 1 1
Ladbroke Grove Road 2 1 3 6
Lancaster Road 2 1 1 1 2 7
Lockton Street 1 3
Lonsdale Road 1 2 1 4
„ Mews 1 1
Montpelier Street 1 1
Manchester Street 2 2 4
„ Road 1 2 3
New Street 2 1 2 5
Neville Street 1 1 2
Powis Square l 1
Prince’s Gate l 1
„ Mews 2 2
Pembroke Place 2 1 1 4
Pelham Crescent 1 1
Peel Street 2 1 1 1 5
Portland Road 3 2 2 7
Portobello Road 7 1 2 5 15
Phœnix Place 1 1
Phillimore Place (Lower) 1
Royal Crescent 4 4
Rillington Place 1 1 2
Raddington Road 2 2
Swinbroke Road 1 2 3
Silchester Road 1 1 2
„ Terrace 2 2
South Street, St. Mark’s 2 2
St. James Street, Notting Hill 2 1 2 5
St. Katherine’s Road 1 2 1 4 8
St. Clement’s Road 1 1 2 4
Stanley Gardens Mews 1 1
Southam Street 11 1 1 2 15
Stoneleigh Street 2 2
Sheffield Gardens 1 1
St. Ann’s Road 2 1 3
St. Luke’s Mews 1 1
Seymour Place 1 1
Thistle Grove 2 1 1 4
Thomas Mews, Place and Street Notting Dale 4 2 1 7
Testerton Street 1 1 2 1 5
Tabernacle Terrace 2 1 3
Talbot Mews 1 2 3
Talbot Grove 2 1 1 1 1 6
Warwick Place 1 1
Wornington Road 1 1
Wilby Mews 1 1
Warwick Road 1 2 4 7
Walmer Road 4 2 1 3 10
William Street, Norlands 2 2 4
„ Notting Hill 2 2
Workhouse 4 2 3 9
There were no fatal cases of Small Pox.
There was a single case of Measles in each of 32 other Streets.
In addition to the cases of Diarrhœa here referred to five cases of Simple or English and Infantile Cholera were registered, viz., one each in Child Street, Ladbroke Road, Pembroke Square, Portland Road, and St. Philip’s Terrace.
TABLE X. PARISH OF SAINT MARY ABBOTTS, KENSINGTON.
Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered during the year 1874.
DATE. Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer’s District. Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets. Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 10, 11, and 13 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets) viz.:— Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account, as shown by Report Book) of
Column 10. Successfully Vaccination. Column 11. Column 13. Dead. Un-vaccinated. Postponement by Medical Certificate. Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized. Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found. Cases still under proceedings by summons and otherwise.
Insusceptible of Successful Vaccination. Had Small-pox.
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10
1st January to 30th June. Kensington Town 1833 1520 12 209 20 8 64
Brompton 400 338 1 35 6 4 16
1st July to 31st Dec. Kensington Town 1708 1380 9 178 40 12 82 7
Brompton 416 350 1 42 8 3 10 2
Totals 4357 3588 23 464 74 27 172 9
TABLE XI. LICENSED SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
SOUTH SANITARY DISTRICT, (20.)
LOCALITY. LICENSEE.
Glo’ster Grove East Mrs. Nutkins
11, Church Street, Kensington Mr. Stimpson
11, Peel Place, Silver Street „ Andrews
The Mall, Silver Street „ Wright
57, Fulham Road „ Turner
356, Ditto „ Smith
37, Brompton Road „ Shackell
121, Ditto „ Cox
183, Ditto „ French
12, New Street, Brompton „ Lidstone
7, Montpelier Street, Brompton „ Hall
60, Kensington High Street „ English
Phillimore Mews „ Clayton
1, Newland Place „ Sandford
15, High Street, Notting Hill „ Short
133, Ditto ditto „ Candy
6, Hope Terrace, Notting Hill „ Beall
35, Earl’s Court Road „ Matson
Ditto ditto „ Collins
Warwick Road „ Fazan
NORTH SANITARY DISTRICT, (28.)
13, Archer Mews Mr. H. Rush
Ditto „ Ward
20, Bolton Mews Messrs. Smith and Son
195, Clarendon Road Mr. J. W. Rush
142, Ditto ditto „ Rutland
10, Edenham Mews „ Gibson
Tavistock Mews, Portobello Road „ Hughes
8, Vernon Mews, Portobello Road „ Young
196, Portobello Road „ Scoles
Ledbury Mews „ French
Lonsdale Mews „ Olney
50, Prince’s Road, Notting Hill „ Parratt
98, Ditto ditto „ Roser
10, Prince’s Mews, Notting Hill „ Cole
10, Prince’s Road Mews, ditto „ Coles
Portland Road ditto „ Colley
41, Prince’s Place ditto „ Pickworth
23, Norfolk Terrace „ Matthews
61, Silchester Road „ Matthews
5, James Street, Potteries „ Van
Mary Place, Potteries „ Nind
7, Thomas Street, Potteries „ Squire
27, Ditto ditto „ Squire
Royal Crescent Mews „ Blackburn
Ditto ditto „ Macpherson
Ditto ditto „ Down
140, Walmer Road „ Seaton
144, Ditto „ Baker
TABLE XII. LICENSED COW SHEDS.
SOUTH SANITARY DISTRICT. (16.)
LOCALITY. LICENSEE.
5, Glos’ter Grove East Mrs. Reeves
7, Silver Street Mr. Mackenzie
7, The Mall, Notting Hill. „ Edwards
Ditto ditto „ Draper
Fulham Road (St. Mark’s Place) „ Starr
Holland Park Farm Messrs. Tunks and Tisdall
Newland Terrace Mr. Harman
Gore Lane „ Thompson
Earl’s Court Road (Pembroke Place) „ Harman
Ditto ditto „ Jones
Ditto ditto „ Clark
Warwick Road „ Pool
South End, Kensington „ Woolhouse
Ditto ditto „ Lunn
Stratford Road „ Clark
Addison Cottage, Lorne Gardens „ Lyons
Thistle Grove „ Burgar
NORTH SANITARY DISTRICT, (17.)
191, Portobello Road Mr. D. Hughes
207, ditto Aylesbury Dairy Company
Ditto (Angola Mews) Mr. Johnson
Wornington Mews „ Jones
Ledbury Mews „ Boon
Ditto „ Liddiard
Notting Barn Farm „ Liddiard
James’ Street, Potteries „ Arnsby
5, Ditto ditto „ Van
21, Thomas Street, Potteries „ Bidgood
12, Blechynden Mews „ White
14, ditto „ Copperwheat
15, ditto „ Cockman
9, East Road Mews „ Stephen Keen
165, Walmer Road „ Fredk. Keen
10, Talbot Mews „ Hornsby
3 & 4, Archer Mews „ Skingle
TABLE XIII. QUARTERLY RETURN Of the Chief Gas Examiner.
Cannel Gas.
Results of the Daily Testings of the Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company to the Testing Station, at 123, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, during the months of January, February, and March, 1874.
January.
Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles. Amount of Impurity.
Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Ammonia per 100 feet, grains. Sulphur per 100 feet, grains.
1 20.7 None 7.4 23 0
2 21.1 „ 5.0 23.3
3 20.3 „ 4.6 ...
5 20.2 „ 7.5 23.7
6 22.2 „ 6.4 23.1
7 22.4 „ 4.6 22.1
8 22.4 „ 4.2 22.5
9 22.7 „ 3.8 21.4
10 21.9 „ 3.2 21.8
12 22.7 „ ... 22.3
13 22.2 „ 4.6 22.6
14 22.2 „ 5.0 18.4
15 22 3 „ 5.2 15.1
16 22.1 „ 5.2 20.3
17 20.2 „ 3.2 19.7
19 20.7 „ 2.0 21.0
20 21.0 „ 4.0 22.4
21 Not received.
22 19.7 „ 4.6 22.8
23 20 8 „ 2.4 23.3
24 19.6 „ 2.2 24.2
26 22 2 „ 2.4 24.0
27 Not received.
28 20.2 „ 4.0 23.6
29 20.9 „ 3.0 17.3
30 21.0 „ 2.6 24.3
31 20.5 „ 1.7 24.0
Mean 21.28 „ 4.11 21.92
February.
2 20.7 None 1.8 21.0
3 20.5 „ 1.6 20.8
4 22.1 „ 1.8 19.2
5 20.9 „ 1.2 18 8
6 21.1 „ 0.6 19.1
7 21.7 „ 1.2 ...
9 21.7 „ 1.2 ...
10 21.2 „ 1.4 ...
11 20.7 „ 1.2 ...
12 21.7 „ 0.8 ...
13 22.1 „ 0.6 20.6
14 22.0 „ 1.0 20 9
16 22.8 „ 1.3 19.1
17 22.9 „ 1.6 18.8
18 22.5 „ 1.2 18.8
19 22.5 „ 1.2 15.7
20 21.1 „ 1.0 15.4
21 Not received.
23 22.6 „ 0.6 16.1
24 21.3 „ 2.0 16.4
25 21.3 „ 0.6 16.8
26 22.6 „ 1.0 16.0
27 23.3 „ 1.2 19.2
28 21.1 „ 0.0 19.6
Mean 21.76 1.15 18.46
March.
2 21.4 None 2.4 19.2
3 21.0 „ 0.2 10 4
4 21.9 „ 0.8 13.0
5 21.3 „ 1.0 14.5
6 22.8 „ 1.0 15.1
7 21.9 „ 1.0 15.1
9 22.1 „ 0.8 15.3
10 21.0 „ 1.4 15.3
11 21.4 „ 0.0 12.9
12 20 4 „ 1.0 14.3
13 20.9 „ 0.6 15.1
14 21.0 „ 0.6 16.4
16 21.1 „ 0.4 17.7
17 21 6 „ 1.2 17.1
18 21.5 „ 2.0 17.2
19 21.4 „ 0.8 17.5
20 21.2 „ 0.5 17.3
21 21.8 „ 1.0 17.3
23 21.9 „ ... ...
24 21.2 „ ... ...
25 21.7 „ ... ...
26 21 4 „ ... ...
27 21.0 „ 0.8 ...
28 21.4 „ 0.6 15.5
30 21.1 „ 0.8 15.7
31 22.9 „ 0.0 16.0
Mean 21.47 „ 0.86 15.63
TABLE XIV. QUARTERLY RETURN Of the Chief Gas Examiner
Cannel Gas.
Results of the Daily Testings of the Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company to the Testing Station at 123, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, during the months of April, May, and June, 1874.
April.
Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles. Amount of Impurity.
Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Ammonia per 100 feet, grains. Sulphur per 100 feet, grains.
1 22.1 None None 17.0
2 23.0 „ „ 13.7
3 Not received
4 22.1 „ 0.4 14.2
6 Not received
7 21.7 „ 2.4 16.8
8 21.5 „ 0.6 17.8
9 22.5 „ 1.2 16.9
10 22.2 „ ... 17.2
11 22.3 „ None 17.2
13 22.7 „ 0.4 17.3
14 21.0 „ 0.4 17.3
15 21.0 „ 1.4 17.1
16 22.9 „ 0.7 17.4
17 21.6 „ 0.4 19.0
18 21.2 „ 0.2 17.9
20 22.2 „ 0.0 19.5
21 Not received
22 22.5 „ 0.2 9.5
23 22.5 „ 1.4 18.7
24 22.2 „ 0.6 18.1
25 23.0 „ 0.4 18.2
27 22 2 „ 0.0 18.0
28 22.0 „ 0.0 18.1
29 21.2 „ 1.0 15.4
30 Not received
Mean 22.04 „ 0.56 17.37
May.
1 21.9 „ 0.2 16.6
2 21.5 „ 0.6 16.4
4 20.9 „ None 18 4
5 21.5 „ „ 18.9
6 22.0 „ „ 17.4
7 21.4 „ 0.8 17.4
8 21.4 „ None 20.2
9 20 5 „ „ 17.9
11 Not received
12 21.5 „ „ 18.9
13 21.6 „ 1.0 1 .8
14 22.0 „ 0.8 16.7
15 22.2 „ 0.2 16.3
16 20.7 „ None 17.9
18 21.2 „ 0.4 16.0
19 21.6 „ 0.4 17.3
20 21.8 „ 0.8 17.8
21 21.4 „ 0.6 17.7
22 Not received
23 21.7 „ 0.4 18.0
25 Not received
26 21.7 „ 0.6 18.4
27 21.7 „ 0.4 20.0
28 21.7 „ 0.6 19 9
29 22 0 „ 0.5 19.3
30 21.4 „ 0.6 18.3
Mean 21.53 „ 0.39 17.97
June.
1 21.3 None None 17.9
2 21 3 „ 0.4 19.1
3 21.5 „ None 18.2
4 21.6 „ „ 17.8
5 22.0 „ „ ...
6 Not received
8 22.0 „ „ 17.8
9 21.9 „ „ ...
10 21.8 „ 0.8 ...
11 20.8 „ 1.2 17.7
12 20.3 „ 0.5 17.8
13 20.7 „ 0.8 17.1
15 20.6 „ 1.0 17.3
16 20.8 „ 0.6 17.3
17 21.1 „ 0.6 16.9
18 21.1 „ 0.5 16.1
19 Not received
20 Not received
22 21.4 „ 0.5 16.2
23 21.4 „ 1.0 17.4
24 Not received
25 Not received
26 Not received
27 21.4 „ 0.8 17.3
29 21.4 „ 05 17.3
30 21.3 „ 0.4 16.4
Mean 21.28 „ 0.48 17.39
TABLE XV. QUARTERLY RETURN Of the Chief Gas Examiner.
Common Gas.
Results of the Daily Testings of the Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company to the Testing Station at 123, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, during the months of July, August, and September, 1874.
July.
Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles. Amount of Impurity.
Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Ammonia per 100 feet, grains. Sulphur per 100 feet, grains.
1 18.6 None 0.8 16.4
2 17.6 „ 1.2 19.2
3 ... „ 0.0 19.1
4 ... „ 1.2 19.6
6 ... „ 0.0 20.4
7 17.6 „ 0.8 20.1
8 17.6 „ 0.8 20.2
9 17.4 „ 1.0 20.2
10 17.4 „ 1.0 20.3
11 17.3 „ 0.0 19.3
13 17.5 „ 1.8 19.6
14 17.3 „ 1.0 20.3
15 17.5 „ 0.0 20.5
16 16.6 „ 0.0 19.5
17 16.6 „ 1.0 19.4
18 16.7 „ 0.6 19.4
20 16.9 „ 0.2 19.4
21 16.8 „ 0.0 16.0
22 17.0 „ 0.0 14.4
23 17.2 „ 0.0 16.0
24 Not received
25 16.8 „ 0.0 16.5
27 16.7 „ 0.0 16.0
28 16.7 „ 0.0 16.3
29 16.5 „ 0.4 16.2
30 16.6 „ 0.6 26.4
31 17.1 „ 0.6 16.5
Mean 17.13 „ 0.50 18.76
August.
1 16.8 None 0.3 15.7
3 Not received
4 17.0 „ 0.8 17.0
5 16.6 „ 0.6 17.2
6 16.6 „ 0.6 17.4
7 17.2 „ 0.0 17.1
8 16.9 „ 0.6 16.9
10 16.9 „ 0.4 18.5
11 16.9 „ 0.4 18.1
12 16.5 „ 0.0 18.5
13 16.8 „ 0.4 18.4
14 16.9 „ 1.0 18.8
15 16.7 „ 0.4 8.4
17 16.5 „ 0.6 18.6
18 16.1 „ 0.3 18.1
19 16.4 „ 0.4 17.6
20 16.3 „ 0.5 17.5
21 Not received
22 16.5 „ 0.5 17.4
24 16.9 „ 0.6 19.8
25 16.5 „ 0.0 19.7
26 16.5 „ 0.0 18.4
27 16.9 „ 0.0 17.7
28 Not received
29 16.4 „ 0.0 ...
31 17.3 „ 0.0 ...
Mean 16.70 „ 0.37 17.93
September.
1 16.8 None ... ...
2 16.7 „ ... ...
3 16.7 „ ... ...
4 16.6 „ ... ...
5 17.1 „ None ...
7 17.3 „ „ 16.5
8 16.7 „ „ 16.6
9 16.6 „ „ 16.5
10 16.2 „ „ 21.8
11 17.0 „ 0.6 18.6
12 16.6 „ 0.3 15.3
14 16.5 „ 0.4 18.1
15 17.1 „ 0.0 16.9
16 17.0 „ 1.2 16.8
17 Not received
18 16.7 „ None 17.1
19 16.8 „ „ 17.1
21 16.7 „ „ 17.1
22 16.8 „ „ 17.4
23 16.6 ... „ 17.4
24 16.8 ... „ 17.1
25 16.9 ... „ 17.0
26 17.1 „ 0.5 17.1
28 17.5 „ 0.0 16.9
29 16.6 „ 0.6 14.3
30 17.4 „ 0.6 17.9
Mean 16.83 „ 0.15 17.17
TABLE XVI. QUARTERLY RETURN Of the Chief Gas Examiner.
Common Gas.
Results of the Daily Testings of the Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company to the Testing Station at 123, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, during the months of October, November, and December, 1874.
October.
Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles. Amount of Impurity.
Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Ammonia per 100 feet, grains. Sulphur per 100 feet, grains.
1 17.3 None 0.8 16.5
2 16.7 „ 0.2 18.1
3 16.6 „ 0.3 16.2
5 16.4 „ 0.2 15.3
6 16.6 „ 0.1 13.2
7 16.4 „ 0.2 14.1
8 16.3 „ 0.0 17.0
9 16.5 „ 1.0 16.1
10 16.3 „ 0.5 15.6
12 16.3 „ 0.4 16.1
13 16.1 „ 0.2 16.2
14 16.3 „ 0.0 17.1
15 16.7 „ 0.0 17.2
16 16.6 „ 0.0 17.3
17 Not received
19 16.6 „ 0.0 17.5
20 15.5 „ 0.0 17.4
21 16.2 „ 0.6 15.7
22 16.5 „ 0.4 15.7
23 16.4 „ 0.0 16.2
24 16.4 „ 0.0 15.8
26 17.8 traces 0.0 15.4
27 17.4 much 0.0 15.3
28 16.8 trace 0.0 18.4
29 16.3 None 0.0 18.2
30 16.4 „ 0.0 18.2
31 16.3 „ 0.0 17.8
Mean 16.53 prsnt. three times. 0.19 16.44
November.
2 16.3 None None 17.6
3 16.9 „ „ 17.5
4 16.9 „ „ 17.5
5 16.7 „ „ 17.3
6 16.8 „ „ 16.5
7 16.1 „ „ 17.3
9 16.7 „ „ 18.1
10 16.8 „ „ 14.5
11 16.7 „ 0.4 15.5
12 Not received
13 16.7 „ 0.4 15.0
14 16.6 „ None 16.0
16 16.6 „ „ 14.4
17 16.5 „ 1.0 18.3
18 17.7 „ 0.8 19.1
19 17.3 „ 0.6 ...
20 16.7 „ None 18.8
21 16.2 „ „ 18.8
23 16.1 „ 1.0 16.7
24 16.4 „ None 16.7
25 16.6 „ „ 16.5
26 16.6 „ „ ...
27 16.5 „, 0.3 ...
28 16.9 „ 0.0 16.9
30 16.7 „ 0.0 18.4
Mean 16.67 „ 0.19 17.02
December.
1 18.2 None None 15.9
2 17.1 „ „ 16.8
3 17.1 „ „ 16.8
4 16.4 „ „ 16.1
5 17.0 „ „ 16.0
7 16.5 „ „ 19.4
8 17.0 „ „ 19.5
9 16.7 „ „ 19.1
10 15.8 prsnt. „ 18.2
11 17.4 do. 0.4 22.0
12 17.2 trace None 22.1
14 16.6 None „ 24.0
15 17.0 „ „ 22.1
16 16.6 „ „ 15.9
17 16.5 „ ... 16.2
18 16.5 „ ... 16.1
19 16.5 „ ... 16.3
21 15.9 „ „ 16.6
22 16.4 „ „ 22.4
23 16.5 „ „ ...
24 17.2 „ „ 22.2
25 ... ... ... ...
26 ... ... ... ...
28 16.6 „ „ 22.3
29 16.7 „ „ ...
30 16.0 „ „ 20.5
31 15.8 „ „ 20.7
Mean 16.68 prsnt. three times „ 19.01