Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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* The cases of Puerperal Fever were removed to the Fulham Infirmary.
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TABLE XV. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1903.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Barons Court. | Lillie. | Walham. | Margravine. | Munster. | Hurlingham. | Sands End. | Town. | Barons Court. | Lillie. | Walham. | Margravine. | Munster. | Hurlingham. | Sands End. | Town. | ||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | — |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 286 | 2 | 104 | 142 | 20 | 18 | — | 10 | 50 | 25 | 23 | 51 | 24 | 81 | 22 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 18 | 74 | 18 |
Membranous Croup | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 115 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 404 | 4 | 139 | 203 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 17 | 62 | 97 | 19 | 118 | 41 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 59 | 94 | 16 | 112 | 28 |
Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric Fever | 80 | – | 6 | 25 | 13 | 36 | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 15 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 10 | — | 4 | |
Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Puerperal Fever | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Totals | 922 | 14 | 259 | 377 | 88 | 167 | 17 | 40 | 114 | 54 | 148 | 203 | 47 | 242 | 75 | 22 | 91 | 39 | 115 | 160 | 36 | 199 | 49 |