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the deaths were 29 = 14.1 per cent. At the South-Western
Hospital (Stockwell) 44 cases were admitted, viz., scarlet
fever 27, diphtheria 9, enteric fever 4, "other diseases" 4:
the deaths were 5 = 11.3 per cent. At the North-Eastern
Hospital (Tottenham) 10 cases of scarlet fever were admitted
all of which recovered. At the Fountain (new temporary)
Hospital, Tooting, 20 cases of scarlet fever were admitted:
two died = 10 per cent. At the Eastern Hospital (Homerton)
one case of scarlet fever was admitted and recovered. At
the South-Eastern Hospital (Deptford) one non-infectious
case was admitted and recovered. At the Northern (Convalescent)
Hospital, Winchmore Hill, to which many cases were
transferred from the other hospitals, there were four deaths of
Kensington parishioners. The grand total of admissions to
hospitals of Kensington cases, was 692, including scarlet fever
516, diphtheria 138, enteric fever 14, and "other diseases" 24.
The grand total of deaths was 82, or 12.8 per cent, on the
admissions.
Admissions at the Western Hospital from other
parishes, etc.—The Western Hospital is primarily intended
for the West District, which comprises, besides Kensington,
the parishes of Paddington and Chelsea, and the unions of
Fulham, St. George, Hanover Square, and Westminster. The
total admissions from these parishes and unions were 1,967 ;
those from the parishes and unions in other districts (North,
Central, East, and South) being 782.
West District Cases Removed to Hospitals in
other Districts.—Some 1,445 cases belonging to the
parishes and unions in the West District were removed to
hospitals outside the district; viz., 893 to the North-Western
Hospital; 384 to the South-Western Hospital; 127 to the
Fountain Hospital; 28 to the North-Eastern Hospital; 7 to
the South-Eastern Hospital, and 6 to the Eastern Hospital.
It is to be hoped that when the Western Hospital shall have