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Fulham 1914

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1914

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SICKNESS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Table XII. gives the number of cases of infectious
diseases notified in Fulham since 1890, when compulsory
notification came into force, excluding duplicate
notifications, and Table XIII. gives the number of cases
notified in each ward in 1914, with the ages of the
patients.
The chart shows the number of cases of scarlet fever
and diphtheria notified in each week of 1914, together
with the average number notified in the corresponding
weeks of the ten years 1904-1913.
Smallpox.
No case of smallpox has occurred in Fulham since
1903 and only two cases were reported in London in
1914.
Primary Vaccination.
The following tables, furnished by Mr. Davies,
Vaccination Officer, give the returns for 1913 and the
first six months of 1914.

Table: TABLE XIV. Supplemental Vaccination Return for 1913 for the Borough of Fulham.

TABLE XIV. Supplemental Vaccination Return for 1913 for the Borough of Fulham.

No. of Births Registered from Tan. 1st, 1913. to Dec. 31st, 1913.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898.Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified.Removed to places unknown.Outstanding.
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