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Fulham 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 30th, 1899
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SMALLPOX.
The case of Smallpox notified was an imported one, the patient
having only been in Fulham for two days prior to his removal to
hospital.
SCARLET FEVER
For the third successive year Scarlet Fever was more prevalent
in Fulham than in the adjoining parishes and London, and on
reference to Table H it will be seen that the incidence-rate of the
disease in Fulham was exceeded by only three of the Sanitary Districts
of the Metropolis, there being 847 cases notified, or 6.5 per 1,000
inhabitants.
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 | 1898 | Average for Eight Wars. 1890-1898 | 1899 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 3.4 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| Kensington | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Hammersmith | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Chelsea Home | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| London | 3.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
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 | 50 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Hurlingham | 42 | 7.4 | 1 |
| Lillie | 147 | 7.0 | 4 |
| Margravine | 107 | 5.3 | 4 |
| Munster | 127 | 6.5 | 12 |
| Sands End | 170 | 7.9 | 5 |
| Town | 80 | 6.7 | 2 |
| Walham | 95 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Workhouse | 9 | – | 1 |
| 847 | 6.5 | 33 |