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Kensington 1901

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1901

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Scarlet Fever Cases recorded in Kensington in 1901, and in the Ten Preceding Tears,

The Year.Weeks. 1-4.Weeks. 5-8.Weeks. 9-12.Weeks. 13-16.Weeks. 17-20.Weeks. 21-24.Weeks. 25-28.Weeks. 29-32.Weeks. 33-36.Weeks. 37-40.Weeks. 41-44.Weeks. 45-48.Weeks. 49-52.Total.
190126192218313245564648524337475
190032262828202232212325413135364
189926202027263840473547425522445
189831403439313140453831333834478
1897433240283358685155133888434747
1896799057453768939492811049177*1011
189520222023223339402463916266525
189459372740282126233028311525390
189345603834568484110671131178861957
189228232034513973745997858250715
189138471824232313271731232217323
Average 1891-1900)\40.439.730.232.232.741.750.853.244.065.265.556.842.1595†

* Return comprises five weeks. † Without correction for increase in population.

Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1901, and in the Ten Preceding Years.

The Year.No. of Recorded Cases.Total Number of Recorded Case9.Percentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases.Deaths.Percentage of Deaths.Percent-age of Deaths to Recorded Cases.Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever.
Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.At Home.In HospitalsTotal Deaths.At Home.In Hospitals,
190192383475814111527733.2584
19007429036479441001.4361
189910134444577281020802.2398
189811736147876122233.49564.8583
1897188561747753262910.389.73.9780
18962487631011757323918823.9942
18951673585256812152744565.1829
1894131259390665172223775.6962
18933895689575910415124765.31596
1892259456715649273625755.01174
1891117206328613131619814.9589

DIPHTHERIA.
Cases of diphtheria and membranous croup to the aggregate number of 250 were notified,
compared with 222, 257, and 332, in the three preceding years: 142 in North Kensington, and
108 in South Kensington. The deaths registered were 38 (against 26, 42, and 27, in the three