London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1911
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
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TABLE XIV. Cases of Infections Diseases notified to Medical Officer of Health.
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | 3 | 32 | 40 | 2 | 2 | — | - | 1 | 9 | 16 | 94 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 286 | 118 | 517 | 701 | 529 | 339 | 627 | 759 | 811 | 847 | 552 | 600 | 552 | 404 | 294 | 779 | 674 | 668 | 596 | 511 | 354 | 384 |
| Diphtheria | 70 | 69 | 96 | 230 | 329 | 368 | 341 | 378 | 465 | 514 | 630 | 636 | 417 | 286 | 299 | 285 | 403 | 603 | 400 | 322 | 257 | 311 |
| Membranous Croup | 23 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 72 | 51 | 41 | 58 | 37 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 71 | 111 | 92 | 133 | 74 | 80 | 39 | 56 | 45 | 58 | 39 | 41 | 18 | 38 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Typhus Fever | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | — | — | — | 5 | - | — | 2 | 1 | _ | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 34 | 20 | 23 |
| Erysipelas | 114 | 67 | 104 | 153 | 113 | 94 | 99 | 134 | 121 | 178 | 154 | 132 | 121 | 115 | 131 | 143 | 141 | 128 | 127 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
| Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Ophthalmæ Neona- torum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuber culosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 137 | 171 | 165 | 152 | 148 | 151 | 179 | 279 | 326 | 613 |
| Totals | 573 | 327 | 786 | 1224 | 1073 | 887 | 1149 | 1354 | 1488 | 1683 | 1459 | 1534 | 1414 | 1093 | 939 | 1440 | 1428 | 1625 | 1362 | 1306 | 1099 | 1506 |