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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 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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TABLE XVII.
| Ward. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cerebrospinal | Meningitis. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court | 0.0 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | - | — | 42.0 |
| Lillie | 0.0 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 71.0 |
| Walham | 0.0 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0.7 | — | 54.7 |
| Margravine | 0.0 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 19 | 0.5 | 1 | 81.5 |
| Munster | 0.0 | 39 | 25 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.5 | — | 74.0 |
| Hurlingham | 0.0 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 78.0 |
| Sands End | 0.0 | 60 | 28 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 98.7 |
| Town | 0.0 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0.7 | — | 53.7 |
| The Borough | 0.0 | 37 | 25 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 73.7 |
SMALL-POX
There has been no case of small-pox in Fulham since 1903.
In the County of London only 4 cases were notified in 1908,
with no deaths.
Primnary Vaccination.
The following tables, furnished by Mr. Davies, Vaccination
Officer, give the vaccination returns for 1907, and the first six
months of 1908: —
TABLE XVIII.
| No. of Births Registered from Jan. Ist, 1907, to Dec. 31st, 1907. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Dead Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898. | Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified. | Removed to places unknown. | Outstanding. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,506 | 3,360 | 8 | 325 | 63 | 168 | 29 | 531 | 22 | |