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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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In 12 cases the disease was contracted outside the district.
The rates of incidence and mortality of Typhoid Fever in Fulham, the adjoining parishes and London in 1899 were as under: —
| Cases notified per 10,000 inhabitants | Death rate per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 8.4 | 0.19 |
| Kensington | 6.1 | 0.14 |
| Hammersmith | 10.1 | 0.21 |
| Chelsea | 6.0 | 0.19 |
| London | 9.8 | 0.19 |
CONTINUED FEVER.
One case was notified as Continued Fever, and one death ascribed
to it.
PUERPERAL FEVER
Thirteen cases were notified, of which 5 proved fatal, being in
the proportion of 1.1 deaths to 1,000 births.
ERYSIPELAS.
178 persons were certified to be suffering from this disease, winch
was the assigned cause of 7 deaths.
CHOLERA.
Four cases of "Cholera" were notified, but there was no reason
for thinking that any of these were cases of Asiatic Cholera.
DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
MEASLES.
This disease caused 68 deaths during 1899, as compared with
101, 50 and 59 in the three preceding years. The district was almost
free from Measles during the first ten months of the year, the usual
biennial epidemic commencing in November, and 53 of the deaths
occurred in the last two months.
The death-rate from the disease in Fulham, the adjoining districts, and London was:—
| Fulham | 0.52 |
| Kensington | 0.14 |
| Hammersmith | 0.20 |
| Chelsea | 0.19 |
| London | 0.47 |