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Kensington 1908

[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 Borough4392283611112921847181,0004.7
Sub-Districts—
Kensington Town360165251711111671131,18051
Brompton796311...4181...17649,8203.5
Parliamentary Divisions—
North Kensington3131271616911155693,33060
South Kensington12610120...5381...29187,6703.3
Wards—
North K.St. Charles84341...2201...14222,4806.3
Golborne142596...230... . ... ... .124026,9708.9
Norland541361222... ......9924,0704.1
Pembridge83213......19......7619,8103.8
South K.'Holland2484...18......4520,9202.2
Earl's Court40396281...9618,4905.2
Queen's Gate17125...10......4414,6203.0
Redcliffe33234211...... . . .7319,1403.8
Brompton12191......1......3314,5002.3

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.
18981,0045.860.3
18991,0466.158.8
19009865.767.1
19011,6255.867.0
19029395.364.2
19037384.161.2
19046513.664.5
19056693.767.0
19068264.671.3
19079305.278.0
Average of ten years, 1898-19078815.065.9
19088474.775.3

Note.—The notifications of chicken pox are not included ; they numbered 669 in 1902 and 271 in 1904.