Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Area. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cerebro.Spinal Fever. | Totals. | Population. | Notifications per 1,000 of the population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 522 | 225 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 127 | 9 | 2 | 930 | 180,500 | 5.2 | |
| Sub.Districts— Kensington Town | 480 | 168 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 109 | 9 | 2 | 756 | 130,820 | 5.8 | |
| Brompton | 92 | 57 | 7 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | 174 | 49,680 | 3.5 | |
| Parliamentary Divisions— North Kensington | 845 | 141 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 619 | 93,070 | 6.7 | |
| South Kensington | 177 | 84 | 12 | ... | ... | 87 | ... | 1 | 811 | 87,430 | 3.6 | |
| Wards— | ||||||||||||
| North K. | St. Charles | 101 | 41 | 5 | 1 | ... | 19 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 22,420 | 7.6 |
| Golborne | 88 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 89 | ... | ... | 195 | 26,900 | 6.9 | |
| Norland | 89 | 81 | 12 | ... | 1 | 28 | 6 | ... | 162 | 24,000 | 6.7 | |
| Pembridge | 72 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 102 | 19,750 | 5.2 | |
| South K. | Holland | 82 | 12 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 56 | 20,860 | 2.7 |
| Earl's Court | 57 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 82 | 18,440 | 4.4 | |
| Queen's Gate | 85 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 57 | 14,580 | 8.9 | |
| Redcliffe | 88 | 84 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 79 | 19,090 | 4.1 | |
| Brompton | 20 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 87 | 14,460 | 2.6 | |
Table showing Number of Notifications in Kensington—gross, and per 1,000 of the Population in 1897.1907, and percentage of notified cases removed to Hospital.
| Year. | No. of Notifications Received. | Notifications per 1,000 of the Population. | Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
Note.—The notifications of chicken pox are not included ; they numbered 609 in 1902 and 271 in 1904.