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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1909
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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year,1909.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Kensington. | Total Cases Notified in each District. | Number of Casesremoved to Hospital from each District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | North Kensington, | South Kensington. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | ||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 169 | 8 | 57 | 67 | 21 | 16 | ... | 102 | 67 | 93 | 54 |
| Erysipelas | 134 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 78 | 28 | 99 | 4 | 2 | |
| Scarlet fever | 417 | 3 | 103 | 222 | 29 | 1 | 307 | 110 | 268 | 94 | |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteric fever | 47 | ... | ... | 9 | 27 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 12 | ||
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Continued fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glanders | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| 779 | 17 | 167 | 301 | 107 | 30 | 548 | 231 | 414 | 163 | ||