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Fulham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936
The following infectious diseases are at present notifiable in Fulham:-
Acute Encephalitis
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia
Acute Primary Pneumonia
Acute Poliomyelitis
Anthrax
Cholera
Continued Fever
Diphtheria
Dysentery
Epidemic Diarrhoea. (Under 5 years of age)
Erysipelas
Food Poisoning
Glanders
Hydrophobia in Man
Leprosy
Malaria
Measles
Membranous Croup
Meningococcal Infection
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
PI ague
Puerperal Pyrexia
Relapsing Fever
Scabies
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever
Small-pox
Tuberculosis
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers
Typhus Fever
Whooping Cough
Exclusion from work of Contacts of Infectious Disease
Both by regulations made under the National Insurance Act, 1946, and the Public Health
(Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1953, persons may be excluded from work and entitled to
National Health sickness benefit if, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, such
persons are contacts or carriers of disease and it is necessary to exclude them from work in
order to prevent the spread of infection.
These regulations apply particularly to food handlers in foodshops; also cooks
and kitchen hands employed in cafes, canteens and restaurants.
During the year 11 such Certificates were issued.
NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1955 (In age groups)
| Under 1 year | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | – | 13 | 17 | 38 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 73 |
| Whooping Cough .. .. | 20 | 45 | 58 | 62 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 188 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis Paralytic .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 11 |
| " " Non-paralytic | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 12 |
| Measles | 46 | 361 | 413 | 881 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 1728 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Ac. Pneumonia | – | – | 7 | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| Dy sentery | 3 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 85 |
| Smallpox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ac. Encephalitis Infective | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| " " Postinfectious .. | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever .. ... .. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Paratyphoid Fever .. .. | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Erysipelas .. .. | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Meningococcal Infection .. | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Pood Poisoning .. .. | 4 | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 15 | – | – | 30 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum .. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea .. .. | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 9 |
| Scabies | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 12 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 96 |
| Non-Pulmonary .. | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |