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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 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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TABLE G. Showing the Deaths from the principal Zymotic diseases since 1886, when Fulham was separated from Hammersmith.
| 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | Annual Average for 10 years | Proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths in 10 years, 1887-1895 | Deaths in 1896. | Proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths in 1896 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Measles | 57 | 79 | 70 | 52 | 125 | 27 | 128 | 12 | 160 | 50 | 71 | 40.3 | 101 | 49.1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 40 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 14.5 | 28 | 13.6 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 65 | 108 | 77 | 39 | 22.0 | 78 | 38.0 |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 30 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 30 | 65 | 81 | 58 | 50 | 56 | 31.8 | 68 | 33.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5.7 | 9 | 4.3 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Simple Continued Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 81 | 95 | 77 | 82 | 112 | 107 | 93 | 133 | 57 | 133 | 97 | 55.1 | 138 | 67.2 |