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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 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1891, and in Ten Previous Years.

Statistics of Scarlet Fever in Kensington in 1891, and in Ten Previous Years.

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
18911172063236131316*19814.9589*
1890161214375576202623776.9875
1889861662526682028297111.1778
18886818425273101626396110.31209
18871493164656821234448529.41447
18863763100638311732711.0688
188568421103852772286.3707
188411587202431171861399.01444
1883141902314022628792112.01989
188219912031940511162821819.42004
18811771102873930838792113.22108
* The corrected decennial average number of deaths from Scarlet Fever in Kensington was 29, and in London 1394.