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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Encephalitis Lethargica.—Two patients were notified,
both of whom died.
Pneumonia.—193 cases of pneumonia were notified,
159 being certified as acute primary pneumonia, 5
as broncho-pneumonia, 4 as lobar pneumonia, and
30 as influenzal pneumonia. Of these, 99 were notified
after admission to the Fulham Infirmary by the
Medical Superintendent. Nursing assistance was provided
in 29 cases by the Council.
Malaria.—20 ex-Service men were notified as suffering
from malaria, against 104 in 1919.
No cases of dysentery or trench fever were reported.