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The following are some of the infectious disease rates for Fulham
as compared with London and England & Wales
Rates per 1.000 population
Fulham
London
Eneland & Wales
Notifications
Scarlet fever
1.02
1.23
1.50
Diphtheria
0.00
0.03
0.02
Meningcoccal infection
0.02
0.03
0.03
Whooping Cough
3.46
3.21
3.60
Measles
4.27
6.57
8.39
Pneumonia
0.26
0.50
0.70
Acute Poliomyelitis:
Paralytic
0.04.
0.08
0.13
Non-paralytic
0.04
0.05
0.05
Food Poisoning
0.04
0.25
0J.7
Erysipelas
0.09
0.17
0.17
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Smallpox: During the year 4 contacts of cases of smallpox
and U persons arriving ints this country from
"Areas of Risk" were kept under daily observation
until the expiration of a period of 16 days after
first exposure to infection. No cases occurred
in the Borough.
Typhoid &
Paratyphoid: No cases were reported0
Scabies &
Allied Treatment was arranged for 27 adults and 23 children
Conditions: at the Kensington Medicinal Baths.
Food There were no outbreakss but 6 cases were notified.
Poisonings One death occurred, Salmonella typhi murium being
isolated.