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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Influenza.— The chief feature of the year was the
pandemic of influenza which occurred in two distinct
waves, the first, commencing in Fulham about the middle
of line, reached its maximum prevalence in the middle
of July, and the second, which was by far the most
severe, commenced in the second week of October and
culminated in the second week of November. During
the year 489 deaths, 199 of males and 290 of females
were attributed to influenza.
The deaths from influenza and pneumonia in each week of the year, were as under:—
| Week ending. | Deaths from Influenza. | Deaths from Pneumonia. | Week ending. | Deaths from Influenza. | Deaths from Pneumonia. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | 1 | 7 | July 6 | 6 | 5 |
| „ 12 | 2 | 4 | „ 13 | 14 | 5 |
| „ 19 | 1 | 8 | „ 20 | 9 | 4 |
| „ 26 | — | 10 | „ 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb. 2 | — | 5 | Aug. 3 | 2 | — |
| „ 9 | — | 5 | „ 10 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 16 | — | 3 | „ 17 | — | 2 |
| „ 23 | — | 3 | „ 24 | — | 2 |
| March 2 | — | 1 | „ 31 | 1 | 3 |
| „ 9 | — | 8 | Sept. 7 | — | 1 |
| „ 16 | — | 7 | „ 14 | 3 | 1 |
| „ 23 | — | 4 | „ 21 | — | — |
| „ 80 | — | 5 | „ 28 | — | 4 |
| April 6 | 1 | 5 | Oct. 5 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 13 | — | 2 | „ 12 | 1 | 2 |
| „ 20 | — | 3 | „ 19 | 12 | 7 |
| „ 27 | 1 | 1 | „ 26 | 23 | 5 |
| May 4 | — | — | Nov. 2 | 78 | 21 |
| „ 11 | — | 3 | „ 9 | 108 | 81 |
| „ 18 | — | 8 | „ 16 | 88 | 32 |
| „ 25 | 1 | 3 | „ 23 | 55 | 18 |
| June 1 | 1 | 6 | „ 30 | 28 | 9 |
| „ 8 | — | 2 | Dec. 7 | 28 | 10 |
| „ 15 | 2 | 5 | „ 14 | 9 | 6 |
| „ 22 | 1 | — | „ 21 | 2 | 5 |
| „ 29 | 3 | 4 | „ 28 | 4 | 5 |