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Kensington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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THE PREVENTION OF, AND CONTROL OYER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in Kensington:—
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica Influenzal Pneumonia.
Acute Polio-encephalitis. Malaria.
Acute Polio-myelitis. Membranous Croup.
Acute Primary Pneumonia. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Acute Rheumatism Plague.
Anthrax. Puerperal Fever.
Cerebro-spinal Fever. Puerperal Pyrexia.
Cholera. Relapsing Fever.
Continued Fever. Scarlatina or Scarlet tever.
Diphtheria. Small-pox.
Dysentery. Tuberculosis.
Erysipelas. Typhoid or Enteric Fever
Glanders. Typhus Fever.
Hydrophobia. Zymotic Enteritis.
| Year. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Fever. | †Puerperal Pyrexia | Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | p. M'ltis & Polio. Encephalitis. | ‡Acute Rheumatism. | Cerebro spinal Meningitis. | Dysentery. | *Enteritis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 205 | 223 | 12 | 67 | 21 | 15 | † | 125 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ‡ | — | — | * | 681 |
| 1924 | 281 | 188 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 5 | † | 157 | 3 | 21 | 10 | ‡ | 4 | 1 | 40* | 813 |
| 1925 | 224 | 259 | 25 | 53 | 14 | 5 | † | 138 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ‡ | 8 | 1 | 122 | 864 |
| 1926 | 264 | 391 | 28 | 69 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 145 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ‡ | 2 | — | 97 | 1042 |
| 1927 | 251 | 356 | 10 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 44 | 241 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1086 |
Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from the above table.
† Puerperal Pyrexia became notifiable on October 1st, 1926.
‡ Acute Rheumatism in children under 16 years of age became notifiable in Kensington on October 1st, 1927,
* Zymotic Enteritis in children under 5 years of age became notifiable in Kensington on July 1st, 1924. The other London
Boroughs in which this disease is notifiable are Fulham, Finsbury, Poplar, Southwark, Deptford, Greenwich and
Woolwich.
| Four Weeks ending | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | P. M'itls & Polio-Encephalitis. | †Acute Rheumatism. | Cerebro spinal Meningitis. | Dysentery. | Enteritis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 121 |
| February 26 | 15 | 48 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 126 |
| March 26 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 64 |
| April 23 | 21 | 28 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 |
| May 21 | 21 | 32 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | - | 2 | - | - | — | — | 6 | 82 |
| June 18 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | - | - | — | 1 | - | 2 | 61 |
| July 16 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 61 |
| August 13 | 14 | 12 | - | 9 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 55 |
| Sept. 10 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | - | — | - | - | 3 | 59 |
| October 8 | 19 | 37 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | 89 |
| November 5 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 122 |
| December 3 | 17 | 26 | - | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | 78 |
| December 31 | 24 | 19 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | ~ | - | 1 | 93 |
| Totals | 251 | 356 | 10 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 44 | 241 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1086 |
Cases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded from the above Table,
† Acute Rheumatism became notifiable on October 1st. 1927.