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Fulham 1902
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1902
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The comparative prevalence and fatality of diphtlieria during
recent years in Fulbam, the adjoining boroughs, and London,
will be seen in the two following tables, which give the rates of
incidence and mortality of the disease in the several localities.
TABLE XXI.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | Mean of 10 years 1892-1901. | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.99 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.35 |
| Kensington | 0.20 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
| Hammersmith | 0.74 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.20 |
| Chelsea | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 1.17 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 0.17 |
| London | 0.44 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 0.25 |
TABLE XXII.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1806 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | Mean of 10 years 1892-1901. | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 40 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.95 |
| Kensington | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.04 |
| Hammersmith | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.59 |
| Chelsea | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.77 |
| London | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.35 |
School Influences.
The following tables give the number of children in actual
attendance at each School who were notified in each month as
suffering from Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria :—