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Fulham 1912

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912

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report for that year, continued during the first two
months of 1912, 18 cases being reported in the Infants',
7 in the Boys', and 3 in the Girls' Department,
Repeated examinations were made of the children in the
affected classes, but no "missed cases" were discovered.
Distribution.
In Table XIV. will be found the number of cases
notified in each ward of the borough, and the following
table shows the proportional prevalence of scarlet fever
in the several wards and in the County of London in 1912
and the preceding ten years.

Table: TABLE XVII. Number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified per 10,000of the population.

TABLE XVII. Number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified per 10,000of the population.

1902190319041905190619071908190919101911Mean of 10 years 1902-11.1912
Baron's Court Ward189205225172332762113.6
Lillie Ward251811546347363322213310.3
Walham Ward171421434728211619262524.8
Margravine Ward513711344045283323253222.6
Munster Ward292726644135394029313640.9
Hurlingham Ward262212404244431410202837.9
Sands End Ward814624544164604224404843.5
Town Ward263223432932231919252725.8
The Borough382819504242373222253431.1
The County of London402829424352463823233625.0