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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 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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And between November, 1876, and the end of June, 1879, are shown in the subjoined table (compiled from my Monthly Reports):—
| Date of the Monthly Report. | No. of Cases Reported. | No. of Cases under 15 years of age | Ditto over 15 | No. of Cases | Sent to Hospital. | Treated at home | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | South | ||||||
| of Uxbridge Road. | |||||||
| 1876. No. 10. Nov. 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 14. Dec 13 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
| 1877. 15. Jan. 10 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| 1. Feb. 7 | 43 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 19 |
| 2. Mar. 7 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
| 3. April 4 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| 4. May 2 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 16 |
| 5. „ 30 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 29 | 14 |
| 6. June 27 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 40 | 10 |
| 7. July 25 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 38 | 5 |
| 8. Aug. 22 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 7 |
| 9. Sept. 19 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 10. Oct. 17 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 11. Nov. 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 12. Dec. 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 13. (to) 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1878. 1. Feb. 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 3. Mar. 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 4. April 3 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| 5. May 1 | 57 | 8 | 49 | 7 | 50 | 47 | 10 |
| 6. „ 29 | 55 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 20 |
| 8. June 26 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 5 |
| 9. July 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 10. Aug. 21 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 11. Sept. 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12. Oct. 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. Nov. 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 14. Dec. 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. Dec. 28 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1879. 1. Feb. 5 | 7 | 1 | & | — | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2. Mar. 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 3. April 2 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
| 4. „ 30 | 27 | 4 | 22 | — | 27 | 25 | 2 |
| 5. May 28 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 6. June 25 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 4 |
| Totals | 738 | 251 | 487 | 370 | 368 | 541 | 197 |
The cases recorded between June 26th, 1878, and June 25th, 1879,
were 121 only, as compared with 303, in the previous twelve