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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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Summary of Statistics of Poor Law Medical Relief in the Special Area
(less Kenley Street) in 1896-7 and 1906-7.
Indoor Sick.
Admissions to the Infirmary, 1896-7 681.
1906-7 580.
Reduction, in 1906-7, of 101, say 15 per cent.
The admissions to the Infirmary from the Area in 1896-7, were 19-68 per cent, of total admissions
; in 1906-7, only 16-45 per cent. In other words, the admissions to the Infirmary from the
Area, which in 1896-7 were a fifth of total admissions, were only about a sixth in 1906-7.
Outdoor Sick.
Relieving Officers' Orders jssued 1896-7 1,033.
1906-7 551.
Reduction in 1906-7, of 482, or 47 per cent.
Patients, how admitted to the Infirmary.
| 1896-7. | 1906-7. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streets. | By Relieving Officers' Orders. | Otherwise. | Total. | By Relieving Officers' Orders. | Otherwise. | Total. |
| Bangor Street | 120 | 58 | 178 | 148 | 44 | 192 |
| Crescent Street | 127 | 59 | 186 | 130 | 33 | 168 |
| St. Katharine's Road | 147 | 58 | 205 | 108 | 8 | 116 |
| Sirdar Road (part of) | 73 | 39 | 112 | 87 | 22 | 109 |
| Totals | 467 | 214 | 681 | 473 | 107 | 580 |
Admissions to the Infirmary from the Special Area (less Kenley Street).
| From | Total Admissions. | Inclusive of Common Lodging House Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-7. | 1906-7. | 1896-7. | 1906-7. | |
| Bangor Street | 178 | 192 | 98 | 78 |
| Crescent Street | 186 | 168 | 109 | 98 |
| St. Katharine's Road | 205 | 116 | - | - |
| Sirdar Road (part of) | 112 | 109 | 36 | 26 |
| Totals | 681 | 580 | 243 | 202 |
Medical Orders issued by Relieving Officers at Mary Place.
| Street. | Total Orders. | Inclusive of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infirmary Cases. | Home Cases. | Common Lodging House Cases. | ||||||
| 1896-7. | 1906-7. | 1896-7. | 1906-7. | 1896 7. | 1906-7. | 1896-7. | 1906-7. | |
| Bangor Street | 845 | 306 | 120 | 148 | 225 | 158 | 68 | 71 |
| Crescent Street | 336 | 287 | 127 | 130 | 209 | 107 | 79 | 85 |
| St. Katharine's Road | 564 | 329 | 147 | 108 | 417 | 221 | — | — |
| Sirdar Road (part of) | 255 | 152 | 73 | 87 | 182 | 65 | 24 | 26 |
| Totals | 1500 | 1024 | 467 | 478 | 1088 | 551 | 171 | 182 |
THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
In the eleventh monthly report (November 9th), 1905 I brought to the attention of the
Council the need for earlier registration of births as a means for bringing about a reduction of
infantile mortality through the agency of female health visitors. " In the interests of public health,"
I observed, "the law (Births and Deaths Registration Act) should be amended so as to ensure
registration of births within a much shorter period than six weeks," and I recommended that the
Local Government Board be " approached with a view to amending legislation in this direction."
The report was referred to the Public Health Committee, to whom I addressed a supplementary