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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 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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The following Table shows the mortality from Zymotic diseases in Fulham as compared with London and the three adjacent parishes:—
| Disease. | Actual number of deaths in Fulham. | Fulham's proportion if mortality was the same as in London. | Fulham's proportion if mortality was the same as in 3 adjoining Western districts, viz., Hammersmith, Chelsea and Kensington. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 26 | 21 | 19 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 63 | 61 | 53 |
| Enteric Fever | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Measles | 50 | 52 | 18 |
| Whooping Cough | 61 | 49 | 28 |
| Diarrhæa | 147 | 110 | 113 |
Notifiable Infectious Diseases. The following Table gives the number of cases of infectious diseases notified in Fulham since 1890, when compulsory notification came into force, excluding duplicate notifications:—
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 3 | 32 | 40 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 286 | 118 | 517 | 701 | 529 | 339 | 627 | 759 |
| Diphtheria | 70 | 69 | 96 | 230 | 329 | 368 | 341 | 378 |
| Membranous Croup | 23 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 1O |
| Enteric Fever | 72 | 51 | 41 | 58 | 37 | 57 | 53 | 53 |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Typhus Fever | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 114 | 67 | 104 | 153 | 113 | 94 | 99 | 134 |
| 573 | 330 | 786 | 1224 | 1073 | 887 | 1152 | 1354 |
SMALLPOX.
No case of Smallpox occurred in Fulham during the year, though 6
persons were reported as suffering from that disease, but in each case it was
ascertained that an erroneous diagnosis had been made, 5 of them having
Chicken Pox and 1 Erythema.