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Chelsea 1898
Annual report for 1898 of the Medical Officer of Health
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each of the eight parishes constituting Western London, the rates being
calculated upon the estimated population of each district.
Taule XI.—Notifications of Scarlet Fecer, and of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup per 10,000 of population.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | 1890-7. | 1898. | 1897. | 18907. | 1893. | |
| Chelsea (Home District) | 41.4 | 45.5 | 35.4 | 32.1 | 30.8 | 20.3 |
| Kensington | 43.7 | 37.4 | 27.5 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 12.9 |
| Fulham | 64.4 | 46.8 | 66.0 | 32.8 | 23.7 | 38.8 |
| Hammersmith | 37.5 | 41.3 | 43.3 | 14.7 | 23.4 | 15.3 |
| Paddington | 38.9 | 38.8 | 23.9 | 25.8 | 21.2 | 20.5 |
| St. George's, Hanover Square | 22.0 | 36.0 | 27.4 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| Westminster | 34.1 | 38.5 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 16.4 | 24.1 |
| St. James's | 57.8 | 33.9 | 13.9 | 22.1 | 14.8 | 19.3 |
| West London | 43.5 | 40.4 | 35.1 | 23.2 | 20.8 | 21.4 |
| London | 51.3 | 51.3 | 37.6 | 29.6 | 24.3 | 26.4 |
The above Table shows that in West London, as a whole, there
was less scarlet fever in 1898 than in 1897. In Fulliam, however
scarlot fever maintained itself at the same high rate as in 1897, whilst
in Hammersmith and in St. George's, Hanover Square, there was a
slightly increased incidence of the disease as compared with 1897. As
regards diphtheria, there was also a diminution of cases in West London
the decrease being most marked in the home district of Chelsea. In
Fulham there was a considerable increase in prevalence of the disease
also an increase to a less extent in Westminster and Hammersmith.
In all the other districts there was a decrease. In regard to Fulham it
may be observed that the past year is the sixth in succession in which
the diphtheria case.rate has maintained itself at a high figure. It will
be noticed also that, during the past nine years, the prevalence of both
scarlet fever and diphtheria has been less proportionally to population
iu West London than in London as a whole.
Enteric Fever.—The number of cases of enteric fever in 1898 was
.06. The cases annually notified since 1890 are as follows:—1890, 63
cases $1891, 4G cases; 1892, 44 cases; 1893, 77 cases; 1894, 95 cases;
1895, 76 cases; 1896, 68 cases; 1897, 53 cases; 1898, 56 cases. The
number of cases in Kensal Town in 1898 was 15, Kensal Town's