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Kensington 1903

The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1903

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The following tables exhibit certain particulars of interest with respect to scarlet fever
prevalence, &c., during 1903, and the ten preceding years, 1893-1902:—

Scarlet Fever Cases Recorded in Kensington in 1903, and in the Ten Preceding Years, in Thirteen Four-Weekly Periods.

The Year.Weeks. 1-4.Weeks. 5-8.Weeks. 9-12.Weeks. 13-16.Weeks. 17-20.Weeks 21- 24.Weeks. 25—28.Weeks 29-32.Weeks. 33 - 36.Weeks. 37—40.Weeks. 41-44Weeks. 45-48.Weeks. 49-52.Total.
190318123231271737462821241720330
190236312730332132202635371826*372
190126192218313245564648524337475
1900322628282022322123254131.35364
189926202027263840473547425522445
189834403439313140453831333834478
1897433240283358685155133888434747
1896799057453768939492841049177*1011
189520222023223339402463916266525
189459372740282126233028311525390
189345603834568484110671131178861957
Average 1893-190240·037·731·331·231·740·849·950·743·660·763·652·541·7576†

* Return comprises five weeks. † Without correction for increase in population.

Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1903, and in the Ten Preceding Years.

The Year.No. of Recorded Cases.Total Number of Recorded CasesPercentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases.Deaths.Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths to Recorded Cases.Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever.
Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.At Home.In Hospitals.At Home.In Hospitals.
190353277330842121414864·2362
190261311372842192110905·6563
190192383475814111527733·2584
19007429036479441001·4361
189910134444577281020802·2398
189811736147876122233·495·64·8583
1897188561749753262910·389·73·9780
18962487631011757323918823·9942
18951673585256812152744565·1829
1894131259390665172223775·6962
18933895689575910415124765·31,596