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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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London were equal to a rate of 0.60 per 1,000, against rates
of 0.76, 0.62, and 0.54 per 1,000 in the three previous years.
The rate in Kensington in 1896 was 0.40 per 1,000, against
0.49, 0.46, and 0.53 in the three previous years. The corrected
notifications were 13,361 in number, as compared with 10,772
in the preceding year.
The following table, based on the thirteen four-weekly
reports, sets out some particulars with regard to diphtheria in
Kensington, and in London, in 1896, the London notifications
being uncorrected (vide footnote, page 38).
Diphtheria in 1896.
| Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications Kensington London. | No. of cases admitted to Hospital Kensington London. | No. of Deaths Kensington London. | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25 | 31 | 988 | 24 | 415 | 5 | 224 | 667 |
| Feb. 22 | 22 | 1054 | 13 | 401 | 8 | 217 | 713 |
| March 21 | 30 | 1009 | 18 | 386 | 6 | 191 | 706 |
| April 18 | 14 | 785 | 9 | 355 | 3 | 183 | 671 |
| May 16 | 25 | 890 | 11 | 401 | 4 | 161 | 710 |
| June 13 | 25 | 1060 | 19 | 415 | 5 | 197 | 753 |
| July 11 | 24 | 1069 | 14 | 403 | 5 | 167 | 758 |
| August 8 | 43 | 1168 | 31 | 363 | 9 | 202 | 708 |
| Sept. 5 | 29 | 1082 | 20 | 407 | 5 | 199 | 720 |
| Oct. 3 | 26 | 1288 | 16 | 435 | 6 | 227 | 787 |
| Oct. 31 | 11 | 1229 | 8 | 444 | 3 | 239 | 793 |
| Nov. 28 | 27 | 1160 | 14 | 444 | 6 | 220 | 788 |
| Jan. 2, 1897 | 50 | 1442 | 34 | 609 | 7 | 256 | 844 |
| (5 weeks) | 360 | 14,224 | 231 | 5478 | 72 | 2683 | |
The table at page 44 gives particulars with respect to
diphtheria in North and South Kensington, respectively.