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Fulham 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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SMALLPOX.
No case of Smallpox occurred in Fulham during the year,
though one person was reported as suffering from the disease, but
it was ascertained that an erroneous diagnosis had been made.
SCARLET FEVER.
Although there was a marked decline last year in this disease in
London, 16,917 cases being notified, compared with 22,850 in 1897,
this was not the case in Fulham, as 811 cases were notified against
759 in the preceding year, and the disease was proportionally more
prevalent than in any district in London.
640, or 79 per cent. of those suffering from the disease were
removed to the hospitals of the Managers of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board.
The following table gives the number of cases notified per 1,000 of the population in Fulham, the three adjoining Parishes and London in 1898 and the eight previous years:—
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | Average for Eight Years. 1890-97 | 1898 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 3.4 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| Kensington | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| Hammersmith | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Chelsea Home District | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| London | 3.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
The distribution of the cases in the several Wards of the parish was as under:—
| Cases. | Cases per 1,000 of the population. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 30 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Hurlingham | 37 | 6.3 | 2 |
| Lillie | 109 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Margravine | 172 | 8.3 | 8 |
| Munster | 154 | 8.7 | 3 |
| Sands End | 125 | 6.6 | 6 |
| Town | 69 | 6.8 | – |
| Walham | 99 | 6.1 | 4 |
| Workhouse | 16 | – | 2 |
| 811 | 6.5 | 35 |