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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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SICKNESS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following table gives the number of cases of infectious
diseases notified in Fulham since 1890, when compulsory notification
came into force, excluding duplicate notifications:—
TABLE X.
Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases per 1,000 of the population in each Ward.
| Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet, Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 016 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.56 | 1.36 |
| Lillie Ward | 0.00 | 0.17 | 005 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.11 | 1.76 |
| Walham Ward | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.09 | 2.15 |
| Margravine Ward | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 2.34 | 3.41 |
| Munster Ward | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 1.63 | 2.70 |
| Hurlingham Ward | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 1.53 |
| Sands End Ward | 0.00 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 2.07 | 3.84 |
| Town Ward | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.97 | 1.51 |
| The Borough | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.04 | 1.47 | 2.51 |
Table XII. gives the actual number of cases of infectious
diseases notified in each ward, and table XIII. the number per
10,000 inhabitants.