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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE VI. Deaths from the Principal Epidemic Diseases, 1881-1913.
| Period. | Deaths from the Seven Principal Epidemic Diseases. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping-Cough | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (all ages). | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). | |||
| 1881-1885 | 107 | 326 | 158 | 96 | 427 | 115 | — | — | ||
| 1886-1890 | 1 | 442 | 185 | 305 | 387 | 77 | — | — | ||
| 1891-1895 | 9 | 297 | 152 | 306 | 312 | 92 | 678 | — | ||
| 1896-1900 | 0 | 448 | 105 | 249 | 262 | 87 | 874 | — | ||
| 1901-1910 | 18 | 579 | 115 | 212 | 482 | 86 | 1,110 | — | ||
| 1911 | 0 | 93 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 184 | 150 | ||
| 1912 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 70 | 36 | ||
| 1913 | 0 | 82 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 108 | 81 | ||
TABLE VII. Death-rate in Kensington, per 1,000 persons living, from each of the Seven Principal Epidemic Diseases, 1881-1913.
| Period. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (all ages). | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). |
| 1881-1885 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.17 | — | — |
| 1886-1890 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.10 | — | — |
| 1891-1895 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.81 | — |
| 1896-1900 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 1.01 | — |
| 1901-1910 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.64 | — |
| 1911 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 1.07 | 0.87 |
| 1912 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.21 |
| 1913 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.63 | 0.47 |