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Fulham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Disease.
Table VIII gives the number of cases of infectious
diseases notified to the Medical Officer of Health during
the 52 weeks ended January 1st, 1921.
Smallpox.—No case of smallpox has been notified
in Fulham since 1916. 20 cases were notified in the
County of London in 1920.
Vaccination.—The following table, furnished by
the Vaccination Officer, Mr. H. Davies, gives the vaccination
returns for the year 1919, those for 1920 not
being yet completed.
| Year. | Births. | Successfully vaccinated. | Insus. of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | Declarations of Conscien tious Objections. | Dead (un- vac- cina- ted.) | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removal to District & Vaccination Officer notified. | Removal to Places unknown | No. of Births not accounted for in other columns. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 2,890 | 1,555 | 4 | — | 756 | 185 | 87 | 63 | 219 | 21 |
The figures for the four qnarters were:—
| 1st quarter | 139 |
| 2nd „ | 141 |
| 3rd „ | 228 |
| 4th „ | 422 |
| Total | 930 |
This disease was generally of a very mild type and
there were only nine deaths, or less than 1 per cent.
of the notified cases.