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Kensington 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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At the request of your Yestry I drew up the desired information,
iu the form of the subjoined Tables, which are selfexplanatory
:—

Table: Statistics op Scarlet "Fever, in Kensington in 1887 and in Eight* Previous Yeabs.

Statistics op Scarlet "Fever, in Kensington in 1887 and in Eight* Previous Yeabs.

The Year.No. of Recorded Cases.Total Number of Recorded Cases.Percentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases.Deaths.Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths to Recorded Cases.Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever.
Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.At Home.In HospitalsAt Home.In Hospitals
18871493164656821234448529.41447†
18863763100638311732711.0688
188568421103852772286.3707
188411587202431171861399.01444
1883141902314022628792112.01989
188219912031940511162821819.42004
18811771102873930838792113.22108
1880316150466328322105792122.53073
187917410327737411051802018.42706

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* The returns prior to 1879 are incomplete.
†The corrected decennial average number of deaths from Scarlet Fever in Kensington was 46, and in London 1,975; so that, the
epidemic notwithstanding, the mortality in 1887 was below the average.