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Fulham 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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Distribution.
Table XXI. gives the number of cases notified in the
several wards, and the following gives the proportional
prevalence:—
TABLE XXV.
| 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | Mean of 10 years 1903-12. | 1913 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court Ward | 9 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Lillie Ward | 23 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Walham Ward | 29 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 19 |
| Margravine Ward | 15 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 17 |
| Munster Ward | 15 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 16 |
| Hurlingham Ward | 27 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 22 |
| Sands End Ward | 31 | 34 | 22 | 36 | 68 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 26 |
| Town Ward | 17 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 6 |
| The Borough | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 38 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 17 |
| The County of London | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Enteric Fever.
The cases notified as enteric fever in 1913 numbered
34, representing an attack-rate of 2.1 per 10,000 of the
population, the decennial average being 3.0 per 10,000.
Three patients had eaten shellfish, two oysters and
one whelks, within a fortnight of the commencement of
the illness. In three instances the disease was contracted
outside the borough.
Fatality.
There were 8 deaths, giving a case mortality, after
excluding 5 cases in which the diagnosis was not confirmed,
of 27.6 per cent.