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Fulham 1913

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913

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Fatality.
Among the notified cases there were three deaths,
representing a case mortality of 0.4 per cent., the lowest
previously recorded being 1.24 per cent. in 1912.
In addition to the deaths among the notified cases,
the death from scarlet fever of a Fulham child occurred
in Hastings Borough Infectious Hospital.
Distribution.
In Table XXI. 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
1913, and the preceding ten years.

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

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

1903190419051906190719081909191019111912Mean of 10 years 1903-121913
Barons Court Ward920522517233276142123
Lillie Ward181154634736332221103242
Walham Ward142143472821161926252652
Margravine Ward371134404528332325233042
Munster Ward272664413539402931413752
Hurlingham Ward221240424443141020382936
Sands End Ward462454416460422440444473
Town Ward322343293223191925292834
The Borough281950424237322225313348
The County of London282942435246382323253539