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Fulham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Errors in Diagnosis.
Of the patients certified as suffering from Scarlet Fever 15
or 2.2 per cent., from Diphtheria 36 or 8.9 per cent., and
from Enteric Fever 2 or 6.7 per cent. were subsequently
ascertained not to be suffering from these diseases.
Puerperal Fever.
Seventeen cases of Puerperal Fever, or 3.5 per 1,000
births were notified, of which 4, or 0.8 per 1,000 births proved
fatal.
Thirteen of the patients notified were removed to the
Fulham Infirmary.
Erysipelas.
141 persons were certified to be suffering from Erysipelas,
which was the assigned cause of 8 deaths.
DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Measles.
TABLE XXL
| Number of Cases. | Number of Cases notified per 10,000 inhabitants. | Number of Deaths per 10,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 53 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| 1897 | 53 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| 1898 | 71 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| 1899 | 111 | 8.4 | 1.9 |
| 1900 | 92 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| 1901 | 133 | 9.7 | 1.5 |
| 1902 | 74 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| 1903 | 80 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| 1904 | 39 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 1905 | 56 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Mean of 10 years- | |||
| 1896-1905 | 76 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| 1906 | 45 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
The death-rate was 0.33 per 1,000; the mean rate for the
decennium 1896-1905 being 0.57.