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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 H. Showing the number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified to the several Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health during the year 1896.
| Sanitary Areas | Estimated population in the middle of 1896. | Small-pox | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Other continued Fevers | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas | Cholera | Total | Annual rate per 1000 persons living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON | 4421955 | 225 | 25647 | 13808 | 6 | 3190 | 103 | 277 | 6436 | 13 | 49705 | 11.1 |
| West Districts. | ||||||||||||
| FULHAM | 115008 | 2 | 627 | 355 | ... | 53 | 5 | 9 | 99 | 2 | 1152 | 9.9 |
| Paddington | 124838 | 4 | 795 | 247 | ... | 61 | 1 | 10 | 119 | ... | 1237 | 9.7 |
| Kensington | 170660 | 13 | 1020 | 372 | ... | 95 | 7 | 8 | 275 | ... | 1790 | 10.3 |
| Hammersmith | 104551 | 3 | 532 | 218 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 121 | ... | 939 | 8.8 |
| Chelsea | 96657 | 2 | 571 | 488 | ... | 66 | 2 | 6 | 120 | ... | 1255 | 12.8 |
| St. George, Hanover Square | 80041 | 1 | 342 | 124 | ... | 54 | 1 | 2 | 56 | ... | 580 | 7.1 |
| Westminster | 53477 | 2 | 224 | 109 | ... | 35 | 2 | 1 | 79 | ... | 452 | 8.3 |
| St. James, Westminster | 22955 | 3 | 75 | 37 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 20 | ... | 143 | 6.1 |