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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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TABLE 31. MEASLES EPIDEMIC, 1937-1938, COMPARED WITH EPIDEMIC OF 1936.
| Population. | 1937-8 | 1936 |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 137,700 | 143,600 |
| Children under 5 (Census 1931) | 9,894 | 9,894 |
| „ aged 5 to 15 (Census 1931) | 21,454 | 21,454 |
| „ „ 3 to 4 (Census 1931) | 3,852 | 3,852 |
| „ 3 to 4 attending school | 1,508 | 1,508 |
| „ 3 to 4 not attending school | 2,344 | 2,344 |
| Total number of cases of measles | 2,129 | 2,864 |
| Number of cases aged 0 to 4 | 1,259 | 1,713 |
| „ „ „ 5 to 15 | 824 | 1,100 |
| „ ,, 3 to 4 attending school | 157 | 460 |
| ,, ,, ,, 3 to 4 not attending school | 169 | 489 |