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Fulham 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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TABLE XVII. Cases; of Infectious Diseases notified per 10,000 inhabitants
| Ward. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | PuerperalFever. | Cerebrospinal Meningitis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court | 0.0 | 32.3 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 49.7 |
| Lillie | 0.0 | 33.0 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 62.6 |
| Walham | 0.0 | 15.6 | 20.0 | 3.7 | 14.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 54.8 |
| Margravine | 0.0 | 32.5 | 26.3 | 3.6 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 82.5 |
| Munster | 0.0 | 39.7 | 21.9 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 69.2 |
| Hurlingham | 0.0 | 14.1 | 22.8 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 58.6 |
| Sands End | 0.0 | 41.9 | 20.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 71.8 |
| Town | 0.0 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.1 |
| The Borough | 0.0 | 32.2 | 20.3 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 65.7 |
SMALL-POX.
There has been no case of small-pox in Fulham since 1903.
In the County of London, 26 cases were notified in 1909,
with two deaths.
Primary Vaccination.
The following tables, furnished by Mr. Davies, Vaccination
Officer, give the vaccination returns for 1908, and the first six
months of 1909:—
TABLE XVIII. Supplemental Return for 1908 for the Borough of Fulham.
| No, of Births Registered from Jan. ist, 1908, to Dec. 31st, iqo8. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible ofVaccination. | Dead Un vaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898. | Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified. | Removed toplaces unknown. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,568 | 3,314 | 16 | 357 | 83 | 307 | 29 | 439 | 23 |