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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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Table IV.—
| Notifiable Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | Baron's Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||
| At all Ages. | 0—1. | 1—2. | 2-3. | 3—4. | 4—5. | 5—10. | 10—15. | 15—20. | 20—35. | 35—45. | 45—65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | _ | _ | 7 | _ | |
| Cholera, Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 402 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 140 | 43 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 3 | - | 19 | 86 | 34 | 03 | 96 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 393 | 19 |
| Erysipelas | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 595 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 35 | (10 | 233 | 109 | 38 | 63 | 6 | - | — | 35 | 95 | 81 | 63 | 180 | 27 | 72 | 42 | 554 | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | _ | _ | |
| Enteric Fever | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Relapsing Fever, Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 4 | - | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | - | 5 | 5 | 28 | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | |
| Polio-myelitis | 3 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 244 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 28 | 99 | 34 | 56 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 27 | 35 | 57 | 10 | 29 | 19 | - | 118 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 52 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - | 16 | |
| Measles | 2526 | 105 | 238 | 246 | 348 | 453 | 1052 | 53 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | 160 | 306 | 262 | 276 | 679 | 146 | 492 | 205 | 228 | 27 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 207 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 58 | 5 | 38 | 9 | 1 18 | 148 |
| Diarrhoea | 31 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | 2 | 30 | 34 |
| Malaria | 2 | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trench Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 4229 | 191 | 291 | 322 | 425 | 563 | 1487 | 223 | 144 | 311 | 97 | 135 | 40 | 267 | 604 | 470 | 499 | 1140 | 223 | 720 | 306 | 1453 | 383 |