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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

Hammersmith 1906

Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907

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PUERPERAL FEVER.
Ten cases were reported as due to puerperal fever,
against 13 cases in the previous year. Five of the
cases reported last year were treated at the homes of
the patients, and 5 of the cases were treated at the
Fulham Infirmary. Three deaths were registered.
The mortality rate on the cases reported was 30 per
cent.
CHOLERA.
No case was reported as due to cholera, against
no case in the previous year.
ERYSIPELAS.
One hundred and twenty five cases were reported
last year as due to erysipelas, against 125 cases in the
previous year. Seven deaths were registered. The
mortality rate on the cases reported was 5.6 per cent.
PLAGUE.
No case was reported as due to plague, against
no case in the previous year.

Table: The following table shews the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned 14 zymotic diseases during the years 1897 to 1906.

The following table shews the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned 14 zymotic diseases during the years 1897 to 1906.

Year.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.English Cholera.Erysipelas.Plague.Chicken-pox.*Measles.*Wooping Cough.*Total
18970399158046308193001129748
18980458163059504091010357471194
189904421860113001201090184254976
1900235525201034060111021487131354
19014634322707720301150281932071241
19029234917204900701100659293781809
19036314160058106010801041371321026
190402832010381011012002837421021781
190503602370410013012502194172861698
1906043927403310100125068627561633
* Not a notifiable disease.