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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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PARTICULARS WITH REFERENCE TO DIPHTHERIA IN KENSINGTON, IN 1897.
| Set out in Report for Four weeks ended. | Total Cases Recorded.* | Cases Recorded in North Kensington.† | Cases Recorded in South Kensington.† | Cases removed to Hospital from | Deaths in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kensington. | South Kensington. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | ||||
| January 30 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| February 27 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| March 27 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| April 24 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| May 22 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | ... | 4 |
| June 19 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| July17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| August 14 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| September 11 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| October 9 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| November 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| December 4 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 12 | ... |
| January 1, 1898 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | ... |
| 325 | 222 103 | 166 | 71 | 60 | 22 | ||
| * The "recorded" cases seldom accord precisely with the number of "notified" cases. † North Kensington and South Kensington, are the districts to the north and the south of the centre of Notting-hill High-street and Holland-park-avenue, respectively. | |||||||