Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Distribution of Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
The deaths that occurred from Zymotic diseases in each
ward of the Borough will be found in Table XXI., and the
following Table gives the death-rate from each disease in the
eight wards:—
TABLE XXIV.
Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases per 1,000
of the population.
Smallpox.
Measles.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Whooping
Cough.
Enteric
Fever
Diarrhœa.
Total.
Barons Court Ward
0.00
0.08
0.08
0.41
0.50
0.08
0.58
1.73
Lillie Ward
0.05
0.19
0.23
0.51
0.69
0.11
1.34
3.12
Walham Ward
0.08
0.24
0.16
0.24
0.55
0.08
1.26
2.61
Margravine Ward
0.06
0.00
0.06
0.30
0.60
0.12
119
2.33
Monster Ward
0.00
0.36
0.15
0.42
0.60
0.21
1.81
3.55
Hurlingham Ward
0.00
0.11
0.22
0.23
0.22
0.11
0.89
1.78
Sand's End Ward
0.00
0.75
0.17
0.21
0.62
0.13
1.62
3.50
Town Ward
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.38
0.31
0.31
0.76
1.83
The Borough
0.02
0.28
0.15
0.35
0.55
0.15
1.31
2.81
TABLE XXIII.
Year.
Deaths.
Death-rate.
1891
211
2.3
1892
448
4.6
1893
344
3.3
1894
426
4.0
1895
345
3.1
1896
422
3.6
1897
360
3.0
1898
396
3.2
1899
423
3.3
1900
397
2.9
Average for 10 years
377
3.3