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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 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926
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Table IV.—Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year1926.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | ||||||||||||||
| 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-20 | 20-35. | 35-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera, Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 345 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 133 | 42 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 6 | - | 18 | 77 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 15 | 51 | 19 | 339 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 77 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 49 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 311 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 120 | 47 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 56 | 38 | 34 | 74 | 18 | 63 | 18 | 295 | 4 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| Relapsing Fever, Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 |
| Polio-myelitis | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 312 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 132 | 53 | 60 | 7 | 26 | 44 | 40 | 31 | 74 | 15 | 53 | 29 | - | 161 |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 120 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 8 | — | 13 |
| Measles | 3,700 | 164 | 386 | 460 | 470 | 549 | 1,527 | 51 | 45 | 36 | 10 | 2 | — | 129 | 676 | 605 | 265 | 874 | 175 | 717 | 259 | 201 | 47 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 288 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 29 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 52 | 68 | 35 | 52 | 4 | 54 | 12 | 160 | 142 |
| Diarrhœa | 50 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 28 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Trench Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 5,292 | 272 | 443 | 529 | 560 | 645 | 1,864 | 177 | 146 | 326 | 126 | 166 | 38 | 209 | 962 | 846 | 475 | 1,206 | 239 | 997 | 358 | 1,123 | 425 |