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Fulham 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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ENTERIC FEVER.
39 persons were notified as suffering from Enteric Fever,
or 2.4 per 10,000 inhabitants, of whom 27, or 72 per cent., were
removed to hospital.
Fatality.—There were 10 deaths, giving a case mortality of
26 per cent., or 30 per cent. if 6 cases be deducted which were
subsequently ascertained not to be cases of typhoid.
In five cases oysters, in two mussels, and in one winkles had
been eaten within a fortnight of the commencement of the
illness.
The incidence of Enteric Fever in Fulham during the previous
10 years is shown in the following table: —
TABLE XXIV. Notified Cases of Enteric Fever.
| Year. | Number of Cases. | Number of Cases notified per 10,000 inhabitants. | Number of Deaths per 10,000 inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1905 | 56 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| 1906. | 45 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| 1907 | 58 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Mean of 10 years— 1898-1907 | 75 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| 39 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Errors in Diagnosis.
Of the patients certified as suffering from Scarlet Fever
27 or 4.5 per cent., from Diphtheria 23 or 5.6 per cent, and from
Enteric Fever 6, or 15.4 per cent, were subsequently ascertained
not to be suffering from those diseases.