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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 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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Scarlet Fever.
Scarlet Fever in a very mild form was very prevalent
throughout the borough in the late months of the year,
and the notified cases numbered 766 compared with 354,
384, and 484 in the preceding three years.
The returns for the four quarters were:—
| Cases. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| First quarter | 95 | 1 |
| Second quarter | 115 | - |
| Third quarter | 190 | 8 |
| Fourth quarter | 866 | - |
| 766 | 4 |
The cases occurred in 560 houses as under:—
| Houses with one case | 440 | ||
| ,, ,, two cases | 73 | ||
| „ „ three cases | 26 | ||
| „ „ four „ | 12 | ||
| „ „ five „ | 5 | ||
| „ „ six ,, | 2 | ||
| „ „ seven „ | 1 | ||
| „ „ ten ,, | 1 | ||
| 560 | |||
Owing to the light character of the attack there were
many missed cases which were only discovered on the
occurrence of subsequent cases in the house, and in
addition to these there is no doubt that there were very
many which entirely escaped recognition.
Isolation.
Of the patients notified, 722 or 94 per cent. were
removed to hospital for treatment.
In the autumn there was at times considerable delay
in the removal of cases owing to the want of accommodation
in the Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospitals.