Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Small.pox in Kensington, in 1885 33
,, Epidemic of, in 1884.5 34
„ Table shewing monthly number of recorded Cases in
Kensington (North and South Divisions); Cases
in Hospitals at dates of Monthly Reports; Cases
admitted to Hospitals, and Deaths in London, in four.
weekly periods corresponding with Monthly Reports
in 1885 35
„ Illustrations of Modes of Spread of 36
Hospital Accommodation fob the Infectious Sick 37
„ Action of Asylums Board to give effect to the recommendations
of the Hospital Commission 37
„ Small.Pox 37
„ Ship and Camp Hospitals 37
„ Managers propose to erect Permanent Hospital at
Darenth 38
„ Local Government Board veto Managers' Proposal (footnote)
39
„ Additional, for Small.Pox Convalescents required 39
„ Divergence of Views between Local Government Board
and the Asylums Board : Question of Treating Small.
Pox Patients in Land Hospitals or on Shipboard ? 40
„ Mr. W. H. Power's Views on aerial dissemination of
Small.Pox contagium 40
„ Apparent Success of the Asylum Board's action for
Preventing the spread of Small.Pox by removing the
Sick from London to the Hospital Ships 41
„ Fever 42
,, ,, "Northern" Hospital at Winchmore Hill
approaching Completion 42
Ambulance Seevice ; Stations ; Steamers ; Wharves 43
Western Station at Eulham 43
„ Report of Committee of Asylums Board having Control
of the 44
„ " West.Wharf " in course of Construction for Em.
barcation of the Sick at Fulham 45
Infectious Sick : Provision for Removal and Hospital Treatment
of the 45
Increased Facilities for Removal of, provided by the
Board of Guardians 45
„ Hospitals for, have been provided in sufficient numbers
by the Asylums Board 46
„ No need in London for provision of Hospitals for, under
Sanitary Act, 1886, by the Sanitary Authorities 46
Difficulties placed in way of removal of, by some
Boards of Guardians 46