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 Parish]
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Table showing the number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified in Kensington, and in London, in 1896, Arranged in fourweekly periods.
| Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended | Weeks of the Year. | KENSINGTON. | LONDON. | Weeks of the Year. | Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Total | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Total. | ||||
| January 25,1896 | 14 | 4 | 79 | 31 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 1 | ... | 140 | 41 | 1761 | 988 | 277 | ... | 10 | 26 | 497 | 39 | ... | 3639 | 14 | January 25, 1896 |
| February 22 „ | 58 | ... | 90 | 22 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 2 | ... | 133 | 46 | 1527 | 1054 | 250 | ... | 8 | 32 | 453 | 47 | ... | 3417 | 58 | February 22 „ |
| March 21 „ | 912 | ... | 57 | 30 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 1 | ... | 109 | 23 | 1350 | 1009 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 410 | 32 | ... | 2999 | 912 | March 21 „ |
| April 18 „ | 1316 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | ... | ... | 85 | 14 | 1224 | 785 | 144 | ... | 8 | 17 | 368 | 41 | ... | 2601 | 1316 | April 18 „ |
| May 16 „ | 1720 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | 90 | 22 | 1383 | 890 | 190 | ... | 5 | 14 | 442 | 43 | ... | 2989 | 1720 | May 16 „ |
| June 13 „ | 2124 | 1 | 68 | 25 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | 114 | 17 | 1864 | 1060 | 162 | ... | 6 | 20 | 478 | 32 | ... | 3639 | 2124 | June 13 „ |
| July 11 „ | 2528 | ... | 93 | 24 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 149 | 62 | 2235 | 1069 | 155 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 492 | 23 | ... | 4063 | 2528 | July 11 „ |
| August 8 „ | 2932 | ... | 94 | 43 | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | 24 | 1 | ... | 175 | 12 | 2532 | 1168 | 276 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 504 | 24 | 8 | 4557 | 2932 | August 8 „ |
| September 5 „ | 3336 | ... | 92 | 29 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 33 | ... | ... | 167 | 14 | 2766 | 1082 | 365 | ... | 9 | 30 | 625 | 22 | 4 | 4917 | 3336 | September 5 „ |
| October 3 „ | 3740 | ... | 84 | 26 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 136 | 4 | 2963 | 1288 | 434 | ... | 6 | 24 | 639 | 32 | 1 | 5391 | 3740 | October 3 „ |
| October 31 „ | 4144 | ... | 104 | 14 | 12 | ... | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | ... | 157 | 2 | 2846 | 1229 | 340 | ... | 16 | 21 | 619 | 41 | ... | 5114 | 4144 | October 31 „ |
| November 28 „ | 4548 | ... | 91 | 27 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 2 | ... | 151 | ... | 2300 | 1160 | 331 | ... | 9 | 28 | 633 | 32 | ... | 4493 | 4548 | November 28 ,, |
| January 2, 1897 (5 weeks) | 4953 | ... | 77 | 50 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 1 | ... | 175 | 3 | 2224 | 1442 | 316 | ... | 7 | 28 | 701 | 44 | ... | 4765 | 4953 | January 2, 1897 (5 weeks) |
| Totals | ... | 13 | 1011 | 360 | 94 | ... | 6 | 9 | 277 | 11 | ... | 1781 | 260 | 26975 | 14224 | 3384 | 6 | 103 | 306 | 6861 | 452 | 13 | 52584 | Totals. | |
Note —One hundred and twenty¬one duplicate notifications have been eliminated from the total in Kensington