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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 1901
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1901
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TABLE III. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1901.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Kensington. | Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District. | Number of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||
| Small-pox | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 247 | 9 | 85 | 98 | 35 | 20 | ... | 207 | 40 | 175 | 22 |
| Membranous croup | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 169 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 108 | 30 | 150 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 475 | 6 | 124 | 243 | 70 | 32 | ... | 376 | 99 | 314 | 69 |
| Typhus fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Enteric fever | 97 | ... | 3 | 22 | 37 | 35 | ... | 77 | 20 | 61 | 16 |
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued fever | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 7 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Puerperal fever | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1,025 | 18 | 217 | 376 | 170 | 214 | 30 | 840 | 185 | 573 | 114 |
Table showing the Notifications, in 1901, in the Borough, the Sub-Districts, the Parliamentary Divisions, and the Wards.
| Area. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Totals. | Population. | Notifications per 1,000 of the population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 14 | 475 | 247 | 97 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 169 | 3 | 1,025 | 177,000 | 5·8 |
| Sub-Districts— | ||||||||||||
| Kensington Town | 10 | 376 | 207 | 77 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 150 | 2 | 840 | 128,300 | 6·5 |
| Brompton | 4 | 99 | 40 | 20 | ... | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 185 | 48,700 | 3·8 |
| Parliamentary Divisions— | ||||||||||||
| North Kensington | 9 | 295 | 140 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 115 | 2 | 635 | 91,250 | 6·9 |
| South Kensington | 5 | 180 | 107 | 40 | ... | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 390 | 85,750 | 4·5 |
| Wards— | ||||||||||||
| St. Charles | 5 | 73 | 41 | 15 | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 1 | 153 | 22,000 | 6·9 |
| Golborne | 1 | 112 | 68 | 18 | ... | 4 | 4 | 38 | ... | 245 | 26,370 | 9·3 |
| Norland | 2 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47 | ... | 143 | 23,510 | 6·1 |
| Pembridge | 1 | 43 | 15 | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 1 | 94 | 19,370 | 4·8 |
| Holland | 1 | 57 | 49 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ... | 139 | 20,440 | 6·8 |
| Earl's Court | ... | 41 | 18 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 74 | 18,090 | 4·1 |
| Queen's Gate | ... | 12 | 17 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 52 | 14,300 | 3·6 |
| Redeliffe | 4 | 43 | 13 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 79 | 18,740 | 4·2 |
| Brompton | ... | 27 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 46 | 14,180 | 3·2 |