London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1895
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1895
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Scarlet Fever in 1895.*
| Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London | No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London | No. of Deaths Kensington London | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 26 | 20 | 905 | 14 | 596 | 1 | 42 | 1662 |
| Feb. 23 | 22 | 2006 | 16 | 620 | 1 | 54 | 1658 |
| March 23 | 20 | 897 | 15 | 601 | – | 32 | 1587 |
| April 20 | 23 | 854 | 14 | 583 | 2 | 48 | 1514 |
| May 18 | 22 | 946 | 15 | 603 | 4 | 46 | 1444 |
| June 15 | 33 | 1182 | 22 | 779 | 1 | 56 | 1637 |
| July 13 | 39 | 1710 | 31 | 1228 | 1 | 61 | 2241 |
| August 10 | 40 | 2037 | 30 | 997 | – | 76 | 2511 |
| Sept. 7 | 24 | 1717 | 21 | 1264 | 1 | 89 | 2600 |
| Oct. 5 | 63 | 2346 | 44 | 1300 | 1 | 78 | 2802 |
| Nov. 2 | 91 | 2695 | 58 | 1057 | 4 | 90 | 2841 |
| Nov. 30 | 62 | 2418 | 36 | 1968 | 5 | 77 | 2799 |
| Dcc. 28 | 66 | 1941 | 42 | 1035 | 6 | 80 | 2798 |
| 525 | 20654 | 358 | 11926 | 27 | 829 | ||
Scarlet Fever in 1894.*
| Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London | No. of cases admitted to hospitals Kensington London | No. of Deaths Kensington London | NO. Of CaseS in Hospital at the end of the period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27 | 59 | 1725 | 34 | 715 | 4 | 95 | 2533 |
| Feb. 24 | 37 | 1446 | 29 | 848 | 3 | 89 | 218 |
| March 24 | 27 | 1428 | 18 | 906 | 3 | 69 | 2103 |
| April 21 | 40 | 1613 | 25 | 991 | – | 101 | 2172 |
| May 19 | 28 | 1712 | 16 | 1078 | 2 | 100 | 2307 |
| June 16 | 21 | 1441 | 11 | 936 | – | 70 | 2190 |
| July 14 | 26 | 1535 | 17 | 1007 | – | 70 | 2143 |
| Aug. 11 | 23 | 1420 | 14 | 972 | – | 90 | 2193 |
| Sept. 8 | 30 | 1231 | 24 | 834 | – | 57 | 2026 |
| Oct. 6 | 28 | 1558 | 17 | 1037 | 3 | 57 | 2144 |
| Nov. 3 | 31 | 1460 | 25 | 1008 | 3 | 56 | 2240 |
| Dec. 1 | 15 | 1316 | 11 | 85.2 | 2 | 50 | 2148 |
| Dec. 29 | 25 | 1071 | 18 | 692 | 2 | 58 | 1890 |
| 390 | 18956 | 259 | 12076 | 22 | 962 | ||
How Disease is Spread.—A case of scarlet fever in
Inspector Pettit's (North) district, may be referred to as an
illustration of the danger to the public health that may arise
from concealment of infectious disease. The Inspector chanced
to hear of the absence from school of a boy, aged nine years
residing at Chesterton Road, the cause of such absence being,
"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 Registrur-
General.