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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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The cases were distributed as follows over the twelve months of the year: TABLE 36.
| Notifiable Disease. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 139 |
| Scarlet Fever | 34 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 317 |
| Diphtheria | 46 | 39 | 41 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 375 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 56 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | — | - | 11 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Polio-myelitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 108 | 95 | 102 | 73 | 81 | 65 | 73 | 60 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 69 | 997 |
The age distribution of the cases is given in the table on p. 94
TABLE 37. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1929—1935.
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 489 | 595 | 331 | 543 | 720 | 691 | 317 |
| Pneumonia | 345 | 207 | 275 | 241 | 203 | 180 | 139 |
| Diphtheria | 370 | 402 | 225 | 177 | 185 | 473 | 375 |
| Erysipelas | 78 | 74 | 86 | 106 | 104 | 117 | 56 |
| Puerperal Fever | 23 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 51 | 33 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 28 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Polio-myelitis | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Measles | 948 | 2526 | 110 | 2682 | 163 | 2967 | 41 |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | 36 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Smallpox | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2391 | 3931 | 1152 | 3872 | 1453 | 4512 | 997 |