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Fulham 1905
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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The incidence of Enteric Fever in Fulhara during the preceding 10 years is shown in the following table:— TABLE XX.
| Number of Cases. | Number of Cases notified per 10,000 inhabitants. | Number of Deathes per 10,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 57 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| 1896 | 53 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| 1987 | 53 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| 1898 | 71 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| 1899 | 111 | 8.4 | 1.9 |
| 1900 | 92 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| 1901 | 133 | 9.7 | 1.5 |
| 1902 | 74 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| 1903 | 80 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| 1904 | 39 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Mean of 10 years— | |||
| 1895-1904 | 76 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| 1905 | 56 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
Errors in Diagnosis. —Of the patients notified as suffering
from Scarlet Fever 10 or 1.3 per cent., from Diphtheria 31 or
10.5 per cent., and from Enteric Fever 4 or 7.2 per cent., were
subsequently ascertained not to be suffering from these diseases.
A circular letter was received from the Borough Council of
Holborn stating that they had under consideration the reports
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the past four years, and
that their attention had been drawn to the fact that during that
time no less than 10,000 patients had been admitted suffering
from diseases for which the Board's Hospitals were not provided,
and that they had been detained on an average about three weeks
at a total cost for the whole period of about .£60,000, and that,
having regard to these figures, they wished to ascertain whether
in the view of other Metropolitan Boroughs interested, a joint
conference on the subject between the Metropolitan Boroughs
and the Asylums Board could with advantage be held to
discuss the matter. The letter further stated that among