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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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PARTICULARS WITH REFERENCE TO DIPHTHERIA IN KENSINGTON, IN 1892.
| Set out in Report for Four weeks ended. | Total Cases Notified. | Cases Notified in North Kensington1 | Cases Notified in South Kensington.* | Cases removed to Hospital from | Deaths in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kensington. | South Kensington. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | ||||
| January 30 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| February 27 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| March 26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| April 23 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| May 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| June 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ... |
| July 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| August 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| September 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| October 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| November 5 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| December 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| December 31 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 177 | 76 | 101 | 31 | 57 | 23 | 8 | |
* North Kensington and South Kensington, are the districts to the North and the South of the centre of the
Uxbridge Road, respectively. The population of the two districts is about equal.