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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Kensington 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1890, and in Ten Previous Years.

Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1890, and in Ten Previous Years.

The Year.No. of Recorded Cases.Total Number of Recorded Cases.Percentage of Remov'ls 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
18901612143755762026.237769875*
1889861662526682028297111.1778
18886818425273101626396110.31209
18871493164656821234448529.41447
18863763100638311732711.0688
188568421103852772286.3707
188411587202431171861399.01444
1883141902314022628792112.01989
18821991203194051116282181942004
18811771102873930838792113.22108
1880316150466328322105792122.53073

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The corrected decennial average number of deaths from Scarlet Fever in Kensington was 89, and in London 1714,