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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE VIII.
The following table shows the number of cases of scarlet fever that were reported in each parish of the Fulham District during each of the twelve months of the year 1882, also the number of cases that were treated at hospitals, and those that were treated at private dwellings.
| Month. | Treated a hospital. | Treated at Home. | Total. | Treated at a hospital | Treated at home | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| February | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| March | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| April | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| May | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| June | 1 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 37 |
| July | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| August | o | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 31 |
| September. | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| October. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 34 |
| November. | o | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| December. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
| Total in Year. | 21 | 85 | 106 | 27 | 148 | 175 | 281 |
*Within half a mile radius of the Western District Fever Hospital at Fulham.