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Kensington 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: The notifications in London of each of the diseases during the nineteen years, 1890-1908, are set out in the subjoined table.

The notifications in London of each of the diseases during the nineteen years, 1890-1908, are set out in the subjoined table.

Year.Small-pox.Chicken-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.Croup.Cholera.Relapsing Fever.Total.
189060...15,3305,8702,877352372064,59855025729,795
1891114...11,3985,9073,372271522214,764505233926,522
1892423...27,0967,7912,465201473476,93456554745,849
18932,813...36,90113,0263,663222053979,70066886467,485
18941,192...18,44010,6553,360211622536,08053521240,721
1895978...19,75710,7723,506141052365,66045129341,511
1896225...25,63813,3613,18961022786,43844613349,699
1897105...22,87612,8113,1134652645,80138838145,466
189835...16,91711,5613,03217552505,18031023—37,380
189929...18,11213,3634,46014693295,61533815—42,344
190087...13,81211,7884,3097732374,7762105—35,304
19011,702...18,38711,9673,19320482504,6041873—40,361
19027,79425,70818,24610,5423,4054483135,5371921—71 790
1903417...12,5367,5712,33722402314,376156——27,686
190449210,94013,4357,0791,9023282744,9521451—£9,251
190574...19,4676,3651,5499142914,987124——32,880
190631...20,3437,9191,606792975,0261162—35,356
19074...25,9368,5851,3963352574,511176...40,903
19081...22,0597,8461,3504132304,209152——35,864*

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•In addition 85 cases of Cerebro Spinal Fever were notified.

Table: The Ages at notification of certain of the diseases, in 1908, were as follows:—

The Ages at notification of certain of the diseases, in 1908, were as follows:—

Age.Small-pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cerebrospinal Fever
0—1 year—2652392152_53
1—5—6,2012,97862193—18
5——9,2482,825143144—10
10——3,675889175172—3
15——1,07232317622471
20—72728317122257—
25—1643309311619104—
35——17710919973859—
45——4828877301—
55——101227557——
65 and upwards—564454——
Age not stated————2——