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 1904
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition of the Royal Borough of Kensington, etc., etc., for the year 1904
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Sex and Age of 203 Notified Cases.
| Sex. | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60 and upwards. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 59 | 12 | 116 |
| Females | 1 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 7 | 87 |
Sex and Age at Death of 143 not Notified Cases.
| Sex. | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60 and upwards. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 4 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 79 |
| Females | 5 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 64 |
Sex and Age at Death ; All Cases (235).
| Sex, | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60 and upwards. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 4 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 10 | 129 |
| Females | 5 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 106 |
Status of the Sick.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persons in receipt of parochial relief | 141 | 102 | 243 |
| Persons not originally in receipt of parochial relief | 71 | 57 | 128 |
Home Accommodation of the Sick Person or Family.
| Number of Rooms Occupied. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more. | Homeless Persons in the Infirmary. | Common Lodginghouse Cases. | No Information obtainable. | Total Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases of illness | 95 | 64 | 31 | 62 | 29 | 37 | 53 | 371 |
Disinfection, Cleansing, etc.
Number of infected rooms 256
Number of rooms disinfected by the Council's Officer 129
„ „ occupier, and re-papered, whitewashed, etc. 18
Number of rooms in occupation, and therefore not disinfected 86
Number of cases in relation to which disinfection was refused 23