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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 1902

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year1902

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Table: TABLE D.— Small-pox in Kensington ; Cases Notified, Number of Streets and HousesInvaded, and numbers of Cases to a House.

TABLE D.— Small-pox in Kensington ; Cases Notified, Number of Streets and HousesInvaded, and numbers of Cases to a House.

Locality.Population.Total No. of cases notified.No. of streets in whichthe disease occurredNo. ofInfected Houses.Cases in House.
One case in house.Two cases in house.Threecases in house.Four cases in house.Six cases in house.
The Borough177,5001065874587441
Sub-Districts —
Kensington Town128,660964964487441
Brompton48,8401091010————
Parliamentary Divisions—
North Kensington91,510894459455441
South Kensington85,990171415132———
Wards—
North K.St. Charles22,060155851—2—
Golborne26,44027141916—12—
Norland28,5802913201621—1
Pembridge19,430181212822——
South K.Holland20,5003333____
Earl's Court18,1401111————
Queen's Gate14,34053312———
Redcliffe18,7906566————
Brompton14,2202222————

Table: TABLE F.—Particulars with respect to Fatal Cases of Small-pox, Kensington, 1901-2.

TABLE F.—Particulars with respect to Fatal Cases of Small-pox, Kensington, 1901-2.

Name of Sufferer.Sex.Age.Condition as to vaccination.No. of Case in Monthly Reports.Occupation.Address.
1. Ernest T.M.17Unvaccinated8Grocer's porterCromwell Road
2. Minnie M.F.19Vaccinated in infancy15Domestic servantBuckingham Mews
3. Thomas A.M.9 mos.Unvaccinated18Son of an engineer's fitterBlechynden Street
4. John C.M.39Vaccinated in infancy30HawkerCrescent Street, Common Lodging-house*
5. Alfred D.†M.58Vaccinated in infancy, revaccinated 37 yrs. ago36"Auctioneer"WorniNgton Rd., Common Lodging-house
6. Samuel P.M.20Vaccinated in infancy88CarmanJameson Street
7. Edward W.M.28No information45Omnibus proprietorTavistock Road (died at home)
8. Edward J.M.19No information51Painter's labourerWalmer Road
9. George S.†M.48Vaccinated in infancy57LabourerCrescent Street, Common Lodging-house*
10. Emma L.F.34Unvaccinated61No occupationCampden Street
11. MaryW.†F.61Vaccinated in infancy80Domestic servantEarl's Court Road
12. William H.M.41Vaccinated in infancy92CarmanBlechynden Street

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Note.—All the deaths save one (No. 7) took place in hospital.
* The cases (4 and 9) at common lodging-houses occurred at different houses; and also the cases (3 and 12) at Blechynden Street
† Non-parishioners.