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Kingston upon Thames 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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In this report I am enabled by the kindness of
Dr. Seaton, M.O. to the County Council, to include
the deaths of persons belonging to the Borough who
died in Institutions outside.
This is very favourable. Comparing Kingston in 1895 with England and Wales 1886-90.
| Kingston. | England & Wales. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1895. | 1886-90. | |
| Scarlet Fever | Nil | .3 |
| Diphtheria | .09 | .25 |
| Enteric Fever | .03 | .27 |
| Whooping Cough | Nil | .55 |
| Diarrhœa | .6 | .76 |
| Phthisis | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Measles | .19 | .56 |
There were no deaths from any other zymotic
disease except Influenza, for which there are no
comparative figures.
Small Pox.
Only one case is recorded, which recovered.
The disease was of a semi-confluent character
and ran. a mild course; the patient, a tramp,
made a good recovery. He had been vaccinated
in infancy and had four small marks. He was
strictly isolated in the Workhouse Isolation
Ward, and all persons who had been in contact
with him in the building were re-vaccinated.
Unfortunately he had slept in the Casual Ward
one night before the eruption was fully out, or
observed, and many of those who had been with
him were dispersed over the country. To show
the danger run by the community from this class