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Kensington 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Hospitals foe Infectious Diseases, See.—continued. pass
„ The Notable Outbursts of January, 1881, and June, 1884,
in the district of the Western Hospital, compared 66
„ Facts with regard to the Epidemic in the East and
North Districts (Eastern Hospital) 69
„ Cases of Small-pox Removed Direct to the Ships from
their own homes in June, with good effects following 71
„ Post hoc or propter hoc ? 72
„ Small-pox in the Fourth Quarter of the year: Table L
page 75, and 73
„ Views of Medical Officers of Health on the subject 74
Freedom from Small-pox of Public Institutions near
Hospitals 76
„ Alleged infectiveness of Convalescent period of Small-pox 77
„ Probable spread of Small-pox by personal communication 78
Hospitals Commission, Action of Asylums Board to give effect to
the recommendations of the 78
„ Small-pox Hospital Accommodation 78
„ Ship and Camp Hospitals 79
„ The Darenth Camp Action (Fleet v. theManagers) 79
„ Permanent Hospital to be erectedat Darenth 81
„ Additional Accommodation required 82
„ Fever Hospital Accommodation 83
„ New Hospital in course of erection at Winchmore Hill 83
„ Ambulance Service 84
„ Ambulance Station: Western (at Fulliam) 84
„ Ambulance Steamers 85
,, Removal of Patients 85
„ Wharves or Landing Places, "North," "South," "West "
provided 86
Notification of Infectious Diseases 87
,, Views of Sir Charles Dilke 88
„ ,, of Medical Officer to the Local Government
Board (foot note) 89
,, Provided for in Regulations for Houses Let in Lodgings 90
„ Voluntary: Existing sources of 92
„ „ The beneficial results of 94
Increased Facilities foe the Removal of the Infectious Sick 97
„ Action of the Kensington Guardians 97
„ Views of the Conference of 188198
„ ,, The Hospitals Commission 98