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Prefatory Remarks on Death-rate—Parochial, Metropolitan, and
National, in 1881 5
Registration District, " Kensington."—What it includes 7
„ Sub-Districts, " Kensington Town" and " Brompton " 7
„ „ Differences between the, in respect of
proportions of Rich and Poor, &c. 7
Wards, Division of Parish into 8
Kensington, Population and Rateable Value of, 1801-81 9
„ Vital Statistics, &c,; Summary of, for 1881 9
.Zymotic Diseases, General Remarks on the "Seven Principal" 11
„ „ Number of Deaths from the „ „ 13
„ „ Death-rate from: in Kensington; London; in other
large Towns, and England and Wales. 14
„ „ Monthly Return of Deaths from, in Kensington 15
Measles 15
Whooping-Cough 16
Scarlet Fever 17
„ Localised Outbreak of 18
„ Not always easy to Diagnose; Illustrations 19
Diphtheria 19
Fever: Typhus, Enteric, Simple-Continued 20
Diarrhœa 21
Small-Pox, History of Epidemic, 1876-81, concluded 22
Fulham Small-Pox Hospital: The Year's Work at (1881) 24
„ „ Principal Contributory Parishes sending
Patients, in District of 25
„ „ Mr Power's Report on 27
„ „ Legal Proceedings to Close: a Limited
Injunction granted 27
Hampstead Hospital Case: " Managers' " Appeal to House of Lords
successful: New Trial ordered 29
Small-Pox Hospital (District) Provision of: by Islington, Pancras, and
Fulham: Action of Kensington Guardians 30
„ „ Convalescent Camp, provided at Darenth. 31
„ ., The Registrar-General on the Influence exercised
by on surrounding district 36