London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1903
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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TABLE XXIII. Number of cases of Diphtheria notified per 10,000 of the population.
| 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | Mean of 7 years, 1896-1902. | 1903 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 13 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 8·2 |
| Lillie | 30 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 43 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 22.9 |
| Walham „ | 24 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 17 | 33 | 28·7 |
| Margravine | 27 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 34 | 14·8 |
| Munster „ | 46 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 15·0 |
| Hurlingham | 12 | 28 | 44 | 51 | 18 | 40 | 19 | 38 | 27.0 |
| Sands End „ | 64 | 75 | 43 | 49 | 77 | 48 | 36 | 56 | 31·2 |
| Town „ | 15 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 16 | 27 | 17·0 |
| The Borough | 30 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 37 | 19·9 |
| The County of London | 31 | 38 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 16·7 |
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:—