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Fulham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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The following are some of the infectious disease rates for Fulham as compared with London and England & Wales:
| Notifications | Rates per 1,000 population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | London | England Sc. Wales | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.09 | 1.56 | 1.53 |
| Diphtheria | - | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.40 | 1.66 | 2.61 |
| Measles | 5.86 | 9.23 | 8.86 |
| Pneumonia | 0.21 | 0.57 | 0.72 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis: | |||
| Paralytic | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER EFECTIOUS AMD OTHER DISEASES.
Smallpox: There were no contacts of smallpox or persons from smallpox
areas abroad requiring observation during the year.
Poliomye- 32 suspect cases were admitted to hospital for observation
litis: during the year. Of these 12 cases were confirmed as suffering
from paralytic poliomyelitis and 2 cases confirmed as
suffering from non-paralytic poliomyelitis.
Of the total number of cases, 4 occurred in children under
5 years, 5 occurred in children of school age and the
regaining 5 cases were adult.
Food There were no outbreaks of food poisoning but 8 isolated
Poisoning: casas were notified. There is no doubt that a considerable
amount of food poisoning exists which is not notified as
those suffering from it do not consult their doctor unless
they are seriously ill. It is then usually impossible to
obtain and investigate suspected articles of food.
Scabies and Treatment was arranged for 38 adults and 6 children at the
allied con- Kensington Medicinal Baths.
ditions:
Dysentery: There were 35 cases of dysentery notified during the year, but
in three instances diagnosis was not confirmed. Of the confirmed
cases 31 notifications were in respect of Sonne dysentery. This
compares with the total of 71 notifications during the previous
year.