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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Home Nursing by the District Nursing Association on behalf of the Fulham Borough Council.
| Jan. to Mar. | April to June. | July to Sept. | Oct. to Dec. | TOTALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | |
| Ophthalmia | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 52 | _ | _ | 1 | 52 |
| Mammary Abscess | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 55 |
| Ante-Natal | 1 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50 | _ | _ | 7 | 88 |
| Parturition | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 36 |
| Discharging Eyes | 9 | 71 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 121 | 24 | 276 |
| Pemphigus | 1 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 6 |
| Mastitis | 1 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 24 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 24 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 346 | 11 | 147 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 37 | 57 | 595 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 8 | 90 | 6 | 69 | _ | _ | 7 | 74 | 21 | 233 |
| Influenza | 29 | 208 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 63 | 39 | 303 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6 | _ | _ | 4 | 45 | 7 | 69 |
| Mumps | 2 | 8 | _ | _ | 1 | 10 | _ | _ | 3 | 18 |
| Marasmus | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Septic Spots | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Measles | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | 2 | 8 |
| Chicken Pox | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| TOTALS | 90 | 810 | 28 | 291 | 23 | 261 | 39 | 460 | 180 | 1822 |
A fee of 1s. per visit was paid by the Borough Council to the Association
for the above-mentioned cases.