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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 1897
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1897
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Diseases, as entered in the Medical Relief Register, occurring in the "Special Area," April 1st, 1896—March 31st, 1897.
| Diseases. | Bangor Street. | Crescent Street. | Sirdar Road (late St. Clement's Rd.) | St. Katharine's Rd. | Kenley Street, (late William Street) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zymotic Diseases. | Measles | 10 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 40 | 251 |
| Small-pox | | | — | 1 | | 1 | ||
| Diphtheria | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | _ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 31 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 105 | ||
| Whooping-Cough | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | | 5 | ||
| Influenza | 1 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 58 | ||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Chicken-pox | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Simple Continued Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Venereal Diseases | 15 | 31 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 91 | ||
| Phthisis | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 44 | ||
| Lungs and Air Passages, Diseases of the | 85 | 67 | 75 | 120 | 43 | 390 | ||
| Heart, Diseases of the | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Nervous System, Diseases of the | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 55 | ||
| Digestive System, Diseases of the | 39 | 39 | 38 | 60 | 24 | 200 | ||
| Organs of Generation, Diseases of the | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, &c. | 34 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 116 | ||
| Skin Diseases (including 55 cases of Ulcer) | 29 | 27 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 115 | ||
| Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Abscess | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | ||
| Eye Diseases | 8 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Joint Diseases | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Debility Anæmia Malnutrition. &c. | 18 | 21 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 109 | ||
| Dentition | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 14 | ||
| Other Diseases | 13 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 58 | ||
| Senile Decay | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Injuries | 14 | 23 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 84 | ||
| Parturition | 11 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 71 | ||
| Total | 345 | 336 | 255 | 564 | 189 | 1689 | ||
See footnote at foot of table, page 138.