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Kensington 1893

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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Table: Scarlet Fever in 1893.*

Scarlet Fever in 1893.*

Report for four weeks endedNo. 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. 284517173792221282688
Feb. 25601601389073942293
March 25381428268084831971
April 22341559188941912037
May 205621494212556902345
June 1784279951116821182681
July 1584377255136541362924
August 12110392767133131422885
Sept. 967350246133881472883
Oct. 7113496656124961392801
Nov. 4117481174148141502906
Dec. 288347349154231603183
Dec. 3061221529114851182988
9573791958815408511596

Table: For the sake of comparison, I subjoin the corresponding Table for 1892, taken from my report for that year.ScarletFever in1892*

For the sake of comparison, I subjoin the corresponding Table for 1892, taken from my report for that year.

ScarletFever in1892*

Report for four weeks endedNo. of Notifications Kensington London.No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London.No. of Deaths Kensington LondonNo. of cases in hospital at the end of the period
Jan. 3028863224124481329
Feb. 2723776143862551198
March 261989512485—391226
April 23411491206702671400
May 21511761248354771677
June 18391788228372851945
July 167024044412393932488
August 137426905314862983088
Sept. 1059277350160941333339
Oct. 898395963150021233628
Nov. 585375559185941274067
Dec. 382278943141241243882
Dec. 3149196830105131053254
718279124561378I361174

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*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.