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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
Fulham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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28.
Females were more affected by the disease than
males in the proportion of 323 to 272 cases and the two
deaths "which occurred were in a girl of 14 years and a
boy aged 5 years. The mildness of the disease can be
judged by the fact that the case mortality was only 0.33
per cent. The death rate per thousand of the population
was 0.01.
The ages at which the disease occurred will be seen from the following table which shows that children of 4 to 6 years of age were the chief sufferers:—
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 6 | 6 to 7 | 7 to 8 | 8 to 9 | 9 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up | T O T A L. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 63 | 47 | 37 | 50 | 36 | 109 | 38 | 63 | 6 | 8 | — | 595 |
As regards the season, Scarlet Fever prevailed
nearly all the year round, the largest numbers occurring
during the first and last quarters of the year.
First Quarter:—
January 78
February 53
March 53
Second Quarter:—
April 45
May 43
June 30
Third Quarter:—
July 43
August 28
September 42
Fourth Quarter:—
October 68
November 64
December 48
Smallpox.
Eight cases of Smallpox were notified during 1930,
but one case was not confirmed and the notification was
withdrawn.
Case No. 1. Male, aged 23 years. Onset 11th January,
1930. This man, who was a barman working and
residing at a Public House in Fulham, contracted the
disease by visiting his mother who was suffering
from smallpox and was residing in West Ham.