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The above table shows that of the total 108 cases of smallpox
reported last year 28 occurred within a half mile radius, and
2 of these within a quarter of a mile radius of the Metropolitan
Asylum Boards Infectious Diseases Hospital at Fulham.
SCARLET FEVER.
During last year there were 125 cases of scarlet fever, males
64, females 61, reported in this District, against 248, 180, 152,
228, 281, and 172 cases reported in the 6 years, 1878-1883. These
numbers do not at all represent the actual number of cases which
occurred in this District as a very large proportion of the cases
that occur are treated at home and never reported at all. The
above figures represent however about the relative proportion of
cases that have occurred in the last 7 years. Of the 125 cases
reported last year there were 57 in the Parish of Hammersmith
and 68 in the Parish of Fulham against 92 in the Parish of
Hammersmith and 80 in the Parish of Fulham reported in the
previous year. There was last year as compared with the previous
year a decrease of 35 in the Parish of Hammersmith and a
decrease of 12 cases in the Parish of Fulham. The number of
deaths of Parishioners from scarlet fever registered in the whole
district last year was 19 against 43 in the previous year. In all
London there were 1,444 deaths registered last year against 1,989
in the previous year. These 19 deaths of parishioners which
occurred last year were equal to 070 per cent. of the total deaths
of parishioners registered and were equivalent to an annual rate
of 0.13 per 1,000 persons living. The deaths from scarlet fever in
all London were equal to 1.73 per cent. of the total deaths
registered and were equivalent to an annual rate of 0.36 per 1,000
persons living. In 11 out of the 19 deaths which occurred last
year no information was obtained of the cases until after the
deaths of the patients, and then only through the death returns.
32 cases were not reported until after the recovery of the patients.
In 24 cases an offer made by your Inspector to remove the
patients to an hospital was refused. In most of these cases the
accommodation for the effectual isolation of the patients was not
satisfactory, but the accommodation for the treatment of the
patients was not so bad that a Magistrate's Order could have been
obtained to enforce the removal. 25 cases were removed to the
Western District Hospital at Fulham, and 26 to the South
Western District Hospital at Stock well by your Board. Three
cases were removed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board at the
request of your Board to the South Western District Hospital at
Stockwell. 2 cases were removed by the Fulham Board of