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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Table showing the Notifications, in 1908, in the Borough, the Sub-Districts, the Parliamentary Divisions, and the Wards.
| 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 | 439 | 228 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 847 | 181,000 | 4.7 | |
| Sub-Districts— | ||||||||||||
| Kensington Town | 360 | 165 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 671 | 131,180 | 51 | |
| Brompton | 79 | 63 | 11 | ... | 4 | 18 | 1 | ... | 176 | 49,820 | 3.5 | |
| Parliamentary Divisions— | ||||||||||||
| North Kensington | 313 | 127 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 556 | 93,330 | 60 | |
| South Kensington | 126 | 101 | 20 | ... | 5 | 38 | 1 | ... | 291 | 87,670 | 3.3 | |
| Wards— | ||||||||||||
| North K. | St. Charles | 84 | 34 | 1 | ... | 2 | 20 | 1 | ... | 142 | 22,480 | 6.3 |
| Golborne | 142 | 59 | 6 | ... | 2 | 30 | ... . ... ... . | 1 | 240 | 26,970 | 8.9 | |
| Norland | 54 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ... ... | ... | 99 | 24,070 | 4.1 | |
| Pembridge | 83 | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 76 | 19,810 | 3.8 | |
| South K. | 'Holland | 24 | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 45 | 20,920 | 2.2 |
| Earl's Court | 40 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | 96 | 18,490 | 5.2 | ||
| Queen's Gate | 17 | 12 | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 44 | 14,620 | 3.0 | ||
| Redcliffe | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... . . . | 73 | 19,140 | 3.8 | ||
| Brompton | 12 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 33 | 14,500 | 2.3 | |
Table showing Number of Notifications in Kensington—gross, and per 1,000 of the Population in 1898-1908, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 1,004 | 5.8 | 60.3 |
| 1899 | 1,046 | 6.1 | 58.8 |
| 1900 | 986 | 5.7 | 67.1 |
| 1901 | 1,625 | 5.8 | 67.0 |
| 1902 | 939 | 5.3 | 64.2 |
| 1903 | 738 | 4.1 | 61.2 |
| 1904 | 651 | 3.6 | 64.5 |
| 1905 | 669 | 3.7 | 67.0 |
| 1906 | 826 | 4.6 | 71.3 |
| 1907 | 930 | 5.2 | 78.0 |
| Average of ten years, 1898-1907 | 881 | 5.0 | 65.9 |
| 1908 | 847 | 4.7 | 75.3 |
Note.—The notifications of chicken pox are not included ; they numbered 669 in 1902 and 271 in 1904.