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Kensington 1902

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the four weeks, August 10th to September 6th, 1902...

Published
1902
Author
Dudfield, T. Orme.
Pages
26
Tables
14

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14 tables in this report

  • Page 146
    Localised Death-Rates.—The subjoined table shows the number of deaths and the death-rate in the Borough, as a whole, and in the registration Sub-districts, the Parliamentary Divisions, and the several Wards:-
    Locality.Population.Deaths in the four weeks.Death Rate.
  • Page 150
    Smallpox.Chickenpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Total.
  • Page 151
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in the Four Weeks ended Saturday, 6th September, 1902.
    Name of Borough.Small-pox.Chicken-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Membranous Croup.Cholera.Totals.Population, 1901.
  • Page 152
    Statement by the Medical Officer of Health of the principal items of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the four weeks ended September 6th, 1902.
    DESCRIPTION OF WORK.Sanitary District.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.No. 10.Total.
  • Page 153
    Statement by the Medical Officer of Health of the work of the Lady Inspectors of Workshops, &c., where women are employed, for the four weeks ended 6th September, 1902.
    Description of Work.North Kensington.South Kensington.Total whole Borough.
    Dressmakers.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.
  • Page 155
    The cases comprised 61 of males and 45 of females; the ages of the patients are set out in the following table, which also shows the number of deaths (including three of non-parishioners) at different age-periods:—
    Age-period.Notifications.Deaths.
  • Page 155
    Occupations of the persons attacked by small-pox in Kensington in 52 weeks, 11th August, 1901, to 9th August, 1902—
  • Page 163
    TABLE A.—Cases of Small-pox notified in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in thirteen successive four-weekly periods, from August 11th, 1901, to August 9th, 1902.
    Borough.FOUR WEEKS ENDED.Population, 1901.Rate per 10,000 of the population.
    Sept. 7, 1901Oct. 5, 1901Nov. 2, 1901Nov. 30, 1901Dec. 28, 1901Jan. 25, 1902Feb. 22, 1902Mar. 22, 1902Apl. 19, 1902May 17, 1902June 14, 1902July 12, 1902Aug. 9, 1902Totals.
  • Page 164
    TABLE B.—Deaths from Small-pox registered in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in thirteen successive fourweekly periods, from August 11th, 1901, to August 9th, 1902.
    Borough.FOUR WEEKS ENDED.Population, 1901Death-rate per 10,000 of the population.
    Sept. 7, 1901Oct. 5, 1901Nov. 2, 1901Nov. 30, 1901Dec. 28. 1901Jan. 25, 1902Feb. 22. 1902Mar. 22, 1902Apl. 19, 1902July 12. 1902Aug. 9, 1902Totals.May 17. 1902June 14 1902
  • Page 165
    TABLE C.—Summary of Notifications of Small-pox, Admissions to Hospital, and Deaths Registered, in London, as a whole, and in Kensington, in thirteen successive four-weekly periods, from August 11th, 1901, to August 9th, 1902, and Number of Cases in Hospital at the end of each period.
    FOUR WEEKS ENDED.
    Sept.7, 1901October 5. 1901Nov. 2, 1901Nov. 30, 1901Dec 28, 1901Jan. 25, 1902Feb. 22, 1902March 22, 1902April 19, 1902May 17, 1902June 14, 1902July 12, 1902August 9, 1902Totals
  • Page 166
    TABLE D.—Small-pox in Kensington ; Cases Notified, Number of Streets and Houses Invaded, and Numbers of Cases to a House.
    Locality.Population.Total No. of cases notified.No. of streets in which the disease occurred.No. of Infected Houses.Cases in House.
    One case in house.Two cases in house.Three casesin house.Four cases in house.Six cases in house.
  • Page 167
    TABLE E. Streets, and Number of Houses in each Street, in North Kensington, Invaded by Small-pox, and Cases Notified (11th August, 1901, to 9th August, 1902).
    Ward.Streets.No. of Houses Invaded.No. of Cases.
  • Page 168
    TABLE E. – continued. Streets, and Number of Houses in each Street, in South Kensington, invaded by Small-pox, and Cases Notified (11th August, 1901, to 9th August, 1902).
    Ward.Streets.No. of Houses Invaded.No. of Cases.
  • Page 169
    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.