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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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| Set out in Report for Four weeks ended. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Notified in North Kensington.* | Cases Notified in South Kensington.* | Cases removed to Hospital from | Deaths in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kensington. | South Kensington. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | ||||
| January 25 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | - |
| February 22 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| March 21 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| April 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| May 16 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| June 13 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| July 11 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| August 8 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| September 5 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| October 3 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 6 | — |
| October 31 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| November 28 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| January 2, 1897 (5 weeks) | 50 | 35 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 7 | — |
| 360 | 215 | 145 | 136 | 95 | 44 | 28 | |
*North Kensington and South Kensington are the districts to the North and South of the centre of Notting Hill
High-street and Holland-park-avenue, respectively. The population of the two districts is about equal.