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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]
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Statistics of Scarlet Fever, in Kensington, in 1896, and Ten Previous Years.
| The Year. | No. of Recorded Cases. | Total Number of Recorded Cases. | Percentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases. | Deaths. | Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths to Recorded Cases. | Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treated at Home. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital | At Home. | In Hospital | ||||||
| 1896 | 248 | 763 | 1011 | 75 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 82 | 3.9* | 942 |
| 1895 | 167 | 358 | 525 | 68 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 56 | 5.1 | 829 |
| 1894 | 131 | 259 | 390 | 66 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 77 | 5.6 | 962 |
| 1893 | 389 | 568 | 957 | 59 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 24 | 76 | 5.3 | 1596 |
| 1892 | 259 | 456 | 715 | 64 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 75 | 5.0 | 1174 |
| 1891 | 117 | 206 | 323 | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 81 | 4.9 | 589 |
| 1890 | 161 | 214 | 375 | 57 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 77 | 6.9 | 875 |
| 1889 | 86 | 166 | 252 | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 71 | 11.1 | 778 |
| 1888 | 68 | 184 | 252 | 73 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 61 | 10.3 | 1209 |
| 1887 | 149 | 316 | 465 | 68 | 2.1 | 23 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 9.4 | 1447 |
| 1886 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 27 | 11.0 | 688 |
* The case-mortality in Kensington patients treated at home in 1895, was 7.2 per cent., and inpatients treated in hospital, 4.2 per cent.