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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Prefatory Remarks 5
Death-rates (1873-8), Parochial and Metropolitan 7
Registration District ("Kensington") and Sub-Districts, what they
comprise 7
Zymotic Diseases, The Seven Principal 8
„ Whooping-cough 8
„ Diarrhoea 9
„ Scarlet Fever 10
„ Diphtheria 11
"Fever" 11
„ Measles 11
„ Small Pox, Epidemic of 12
Fulham Hospital—Still an object of suspicion, on insufficient grounds 15
„ „ Its work during the year 19
"Hampstead Hospital Case," The 21
Hospital Accommodation for Non-pauper Infectious Sick 22
„ „ Conference of Vestries, &c., on 22
„ „ Deputation to Local Government Board with
respect to 24
(See Addendum, page 81, for result of Conference).
"Disqualification by Medical Relief," A Bill to remove 26
Ambulance Service 29
(See Addendum also, page 82).
Infectious Diseases, Prevention of the spread of 29
„ „ Information of the existence of, how obtained 30
Population of Kensington in 1878 (estimated) 32
„ of Sub-districts; relative proportion of the sexes; number of
inhabited houses, &c. 32
Kensington, Evidences of the growth, wealth, &c., of (1801-79) 33
Marriages and Marriage-rate 33
Births and Birth-rate 33
Deaths and Death-rate (at ages and periods, and of the sexes) 34
Deaths, Special causes of 37
Public Institutions, Deaths at 43
Inquests, Facts about 45
„ Why so many are necessary 47
Deaths not certified 48