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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
Hammersmith 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1898
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I append a table giving statistics of cases of Infectious Diseases notified in certain Western Districts of London during the Year 1897-98.
| London. | Kensington. | Paddington. | Fulham. | Hammersmith. | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population in 1896: | 4.5 millions. | 170,465 | 124,506 | 113,781 | 104,199 | 96,646 |
| Notifications, 1897-8. | ||||||
| Small Pox | 140 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 39,793 | 1,223 | 793 | 1,572 | 857 | 825 |
| Diphtheria | 24,372 | 537 | 570 | 843 | 310 | 575 |
| Typhoid F. | 6,145 | 221 | 120 | 124 | 105 | 107 |
| Typhus F. | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other C. F. | 120 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Puerperal F. | 514 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 9 |
| Erysipelas | 10,981 | 417 | 267 | 228 | 184 | 192 |
| Croup | 698 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| Cholera | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 82,845 | 2,461 | 1,781 | 2,815 | 1,488 | 1,721 |
From this, taking account of the respective populations, it will be seen that in the last two years
Hammersmith has been the most, and Fulham the least, healthy of the above districts, as far as prevalence of
notifiable infectious diseases is concerned.