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Fulham 1909

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909

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TABLE XXI. Number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified per 10,000 of thepopulation.

1899190019011902190319041905190619071908Mean of10 years1899-1908.1909
Baron's Court48253418920522517232732
Ward Lillie703440251811546347364033
Walham602865171421434728213416
Margravine533728513711344045283633
Munster654338292726644135394140
Hurlingham744057262212404244434014
Sands End796261814624544164605742
Town673030263223432932233419
The Borough654147382819504242374132
The County of London4930414028294243524640

DIPHTHERIA.
The cases notified as diphtheria were 322, the numbers for
the preceding three years being 400, 603 and 403.

The returns for the four quarters were as under:—

Cases.Deaths.
1st quarter10920
2nd „764
3rd „665
4th „7110
32239

Although showing a decline as compared with the last three
years the disease was proportionally more prevalent in Fulham
than in any metropolitan borough.