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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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children from the same district as does Sherbrook Road School.
Again, at the end of the year several children in the
Infants' Department of St. Thomas's School contracted the
disease, 10 cases being notified between Nov. 27th and
Dec. 7th, when the department was closed by the Managers,
at my request, until after the Christmas vacation, and since
then until now the school has been free from the disease.
Table showing the number of children attending the Board and other primary schools in Fulham who were notified in each month as suffering from Diphtheria :
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackmar Road | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| All Saints' (Denominational) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Biscay Road | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Everington St. | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 |
| Halford Road | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 |
| Harwood Rd. | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 |
| Holy Cross (Denominational) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Hugon Road | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| Langford Rd. | – | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 36 |
| Lillie Road | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 16 |
| Munster Rd. | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| North End Rd. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Star Road | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Sherbrook Rd. | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 84 |
| St. John's (Denominational) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| St. Thomas' (Denominational) | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| William Street | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |