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The cases notified were 20,343, compared with 12,536, 13,439, and 19,467, in the preceding
three years. The case mortality was 2'6 per cent, on notifications, compared with 2.9,
2.7, and 2.8, in the preceding three years. The admissions to hospital were 18,316 compared
with 10,580, 11,401, and 17,230, in the preceding three years, or about 90 per cent, on cases
notified. At the close of the year there were 3,846 cases remaining in hospital, compared with
1,632, 2,386, and 3,446, at the corresponding period in the preceding three years.
The subjoined table shows the degree of prevalence of scarlet fever in the Borough, and
in London, as a whole, as indicated by the number of notifications, and of deaths, in thirteen successive
four.weekly periods, as set out in my reports: the localities of Kensington notifications
and deaths respectively are set out in Tables XI. and XII. pp. 131 and 134. The deaths in four.
weekly periods in the table at page 16.

For the sake of comparison, I subjoin the corresponding table for 1905.

Note.—Correction has not been made in the two tables for errors in diagnosis, either with respect to notifications,
or admissions to hospital The notifications are collated from the weekly returns of the Asylums Board; the admissions
to, and numbers in, the hospitals, and the deaths in London, from the weekly returns of the Registrar.General.