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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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London and the adjoining parishes the cases notified were as under:—
| Cases notified per 10,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|
| County of London | 6.7 |
| Kensington | 4.2 |
| Hammersmith | 5.7 |
| Chelsea | 5.7 |
Mortality.—The disease was the cause of 17 deaths, giving a
case mortality of 24.0 per cent., the average for the past five years
being 19.8.
The death rate from Typhoid Fever in Fulham, London, and the adjoining parishes, was:—
| Fulham | 0.14 |
| County of London | 0.12 |
| Kensington | 0.08 |
| Hammermith | 0.11 |
| Chelsea | 0.15 |
In 15 cases the disease was contracted outside the district.
CONTINUED FEVER.
One case was notified as Continued Fever, and one death
was ascribed to " Febricula."
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Eight cases were notified, of which four proved fatal, being in
the proportion of 0.93 deaths to 1,000 births. Each of the eight
cases was attended by a different practitioner and nurse.
ERYSIPELAS.
121 persons were certified to be suffering from this disease
which was the assigned cause of six deaths.
DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
MEASLES.
The epidemic of Measles, which commenced in November, 1897,
continued during the first quarter of the year, causing in that period
46 deaths, but during the rest of the year the district was comparatively