Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893
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Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London. | No. of eases adrritte to hospitals Kensington London, | 1 No of Deaths Kensington London, | No. of cases in hospitals at the end of the period | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 28 | 45 | 1717 | 37 | 922 | 128 | ||
Feb. 25 | 60 | 1601 | 38 | 907 | 3 | 94 | 2293 |
March 25 | 38 | 1428 | 26 | 808 | 4 | 83 | 1971 |
April 22 | 34 | 1559 | 18 | 894 | 1 | 91 | 2037 |
May 20 | 56 | 2149 | 42 | 1255 | 90 | 2345 | |
June 17 | 84 | 2799 | 51 | 1168 | 2 | 118 | 2681 |
July 15 | 84 | 3772 | 55 | 1365 | 4 | 136 | 2924 |
August 12 | 110 | 3927 | 67 | 1331 | 3 | 142 | 2885 |
Sept. 9 | 67 | 3502 | 46 | 1338 | 8 | 147 | 2883 |
Oct. 7 | 113 | 4966 | 56 | 1249 | 139 | 2801 | |
Nov. 4 | 117 | 4811 | 74 | 1481 | 4 | 150 | 2906 |
Dec. 2 | 88 | 3473 | 49 | 1542 | 3 | 160 | 3183 |
Dec. 30 | 61 | 2215 | 29 | 1148 | 5 | 118 | 2988 |
957 | 37919 | 588 | 15408 | 51 | 1596 |
For the sake of comparison, I subjoin the corresponding Table for 1892, taken from my report for that year.
Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London. | No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London. | No. of Deaths Kensington London | No. of cases in hospital at the end of the period | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 30 | 28 | 863 | 22 | 412 | 4 | 48 | 1329 |
Feb. 27 | 23 | 776 | 14 | 386 | 2 | 55 | 1198 |
March 26 | 19 | 895 | 12 | 485 | — | 39 | 1226 |
April 23 | 41 | 1491 | 20 | 670 | 2 | 67 | 1400 |
May 21 | 51 | 1761 | 24 | 835 | 4 | 77 | 1677 |
June 18 | 39 | 1788 | 22 | 837 | 2 | 85 | |
July 16 | 70 | 2404 | 44 | 1239 | 3 | 93 | 2488 |
August 13 | 74 | 2690 | 53 | 1486 | 2 | 98 | 3088 |
Sept. 10 | 59 | 2773 | 50 | 1609 | 4 | 133 | 3339 |
Oct. 8 | 98 | 3959 | 63 | 1500 | 2 | 123 | 3628 |
Nov. 5 | 85 | 3755 | 59 | 1859 | 4 | 127 | 4067 |
Dec. 3 | 82 | 2789 | 43 | 1412 | 4 | 124 | 3882 |
Dec. 31 | 49 | 1968 | 30 | 1051 | 3 | 105 | 3254 |
718 | 27912 | 456 | 1378I | 36 | 1174 |
*The figures in the tables are uncorrected for duplicate notifications and errors
in diagnosis. The notifications are taken from the weekly returns of the Asylums
Board. The admissions to, and the numbers in the hospitals, and the deaths in
London, are taken from the weekly returns of the Registrar-General.