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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Number of Rooms disinfected, and not disinfected; (total infected rooms 1,704).
| Disinfection. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Council's Disinfecting Officer | 188 | 112 | 129 | 115 | 158 | 127 | 779 | 936 |
| Under the direction of the Doctor | 24 | 48 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 157 | |
| Disinfection refused | 195 | 128 | 108 | 118 | 108 | 126 | 768 | |
Occupation or Status (so far as could be ascertained) of persons whose illness was notified (231 cases), and of deceased persons whose illness had not been notified (116 cases):—
| Males (191)— | No. of Cases. |
|---|---|
| Labourer | 37 |
| Artisan | 27 |
| Cabman, coachman, stableman, etc. | 8 |
| Tradesman, handyman (6 each) | 12 |
| Porter, hawker (5 each) | 10 |
| Laundryman, omnibus conductor, scavenger, shop assistant (3 each) | 12 |
| Boot repairer, commercial traveller, errand boys, flower-seller, milk carrier, postman, railway employe, soldier, tailor, waiter (2 each) | 20 |
| Barman, butler, cane chair mender, caretaker, clerk, draughtsman, gardener, haddock curer, hotel cleaner, night watchman, packer, pavement artist, pianist, police constable, stevedore, street musician, sweep, theatre employe, toy modeller, wood-chopper (1 each) | 21 |
| Son of blacksmith, flowerseller, gardener, painter, porter, washer-up (1 each) | 6 |
| Persons of the more prosperous classes* (all of whom died) | 8 |
| Females (156—of whom 78 were married) — | |
| Domestic servant, restaurant cook | 20 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| Dressmaker, machinist, milliner, seamstress | 7 |
| Flower-seller, school teacher (1 each) | 2 |
| Wife, or widow, of labourer (19), small tradesman (9), coachman, carman (8), artizan (5), actor, clerk, dyer's cleaner, engineer, furworker, laundryman, street musician, traveller (2 each); gardener, porter, postman, railwayman, street artist, tailor (1 each) | 63 |
| Daughter of labourer (4), billiard marker, farrier, hawker, laundryman, navvy, newspaper-seller (1 each) | 10 |
| Persons of the more prosperous classest (all of whom died) | 6 |
| Total | 293 |
| Cases not known at addresses given to the relieving officer (Males 9, females 15) | 24 |
| Cases from common lodging-houses: occupation (if any), unknown (Males 21, females 9) | 30 |
| Total | 347 |
*Males, described as of independent means (3), medical practitioner (2),
son of military officer gentleman, barrister (1 each).
†Females, described as of independent means (3), wife of surveyor (2), and of
a surgeon (1).