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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 1905
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Measles.
The deaths from Measles in the four quarters of the year were:—
| No. of Deaths. | |
|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 14 |
| 2nd „ | 32 |
| 3rd „ | 9 |
| 4th „ | 30 |
| 85 |
The death-rate was 0.54 per 1,000, the mean death-rate for
the decennium 1895-1904 being 0.56
The cases which were reported to the Medical Officer of
Health by the teachers of the schools numbered 705, and were
distributed as under:—
TABLE XXII.
| Cases. | |
|---|---|
| Baron's Court Ward | 14 |
| Lillie „ | 145 |
| Walham „ | 5.2 |
| Margravine | 90 |
| Munster | 240 |
| Hurlingham | 16 |
| Sands End | 118 |
| Town | 30 |
| 705 |
The deaths and the death-rate from Measles during the
preceding 10 years are shown in the following table: —