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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 distribution of the cases was as follows:—
| Cases | Cases per 1,000 of the population | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 20 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Hurlingham „ | 15 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Lillie „ | 58 | 2.8 | 8 |
| Margravine „ | 42 | 2.1 | 9 |
| Munster „ | 55 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Sands End | 127 | 7.5 | 19 |
| Town „ | 11 | 1.1 | 1 |
| Walham „ | 60 | 3.8 | 9 |
The disease being again much more prevalent in the Sands End Ward
than in the rest of the parish.
2 53, or 65 per cent, of those certified to be suffering from the disease
were removed to the hospital.
Mortality.—Although the number of cases notified was the highest
recorded, the fatality was lower than in any year since 1892, there being 62
deaths from the disease, giving a case mortality of 16.3 per cent, as
compared with 26.1 per cent, in 1893, 31.6 per cent, in 1894, 20.0 in 1895,
and 22 per cent, in 1896.
Of the 253 patients removed to hospital 39, or 15.4 per cent, died, and
of the 135 treated at home 24, or 17.8 died.
The following Table shows the fatality at different age-periods of the cases treated at home and of those removed to hospital:—
| Age | Cases removed to Hospital | Cases treated at home | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Deaths | Mortality per cent. | No. of Cases | Deaths | Mortality per cent. | |
| 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 1_2 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 6 | 4 | 66.6 |
| 2—3 | 25 | 1O | 40.o | 11 | 6 | 54.5 |
| 3—4 | 33 | 7 | 21.2 | 14 | 6 | 42.8 |
| 4—5 | 24 | 2 | 8.3 | 11 | – | _ |
| 5—10 | 91 | 10 | 11.0 | 47 | 6 | 12.7 |
| 10—15 | 27 | 1 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 15—25 | 17 | 2 | 11.7 | 14 | _ | _ |
| 25—35 | 11 | _ | _ | 14 | _ | _ |
| 35—45 | 3 | _ | _ | 4 | _ | _ |
| 45—55 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Total | 253 | 39 | 15.4 | 135 | 24 | 17.6 |