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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 1894
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1894
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patient is discharged, and especially the importance of not
allowing the other children to sleep with or kiss the returned
patient.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
329 cases of Diphtheria and 13 of Membranous Croup,
which is identical with Laryngeal Diphtheria, were notified
during the year, against 250 in the previous year.
The distribution of the cases was as under:—
| Population in 1891 | Cases | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 12051 | 9 | 3 |
| Hurlingham „ | 3710 | 8 | 4 |
| Lillie „ | 16096 | 53 | 15 |
| Margravine „ | 13295 | 37 | 10 |
| Munster „ | 10295 | 82 | 26 |
| Sands End „ | 11740 | 97 | 29 |
| Town „ | 8524 | 16 | 8 |
| Walham „ | 14525 | 40 | 13 |
| 342 | 108 |
238 patients, or 70 per cent., were removed to the Hospital.
Mortality.— The disease caused 108 deaths, giving a case
mortality of 31.6 per cent.
Of the 237 treated in Hospitals, 74, or 317 per cent., died,
and of the 105 treated at home, 34, or 32'4 per cent., died.
In London, of 11,186 cases notified, 2,637, or 23.5 per
cent., proved fatal.
The death-rate per 1000 in Fulham from Diphtheria was
1.0, as compared with 0.6for the whole of London, and was
higher than in any sanitary district in the Metropolis, excepting
in Bethnal Green and St. George's in the East.