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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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30.
There were 2 deaths from infectious diseases of
the nervous system (cerebro-spinal meningitis and encephalitis
lethargica) compared with 7 in 1927.
Twelve children died of whooping cough, seven of
whom were infants under one year, while the other five
were all between one and two years of age.
Diphtheria.
Notifications of Diphtheria— Three hundred and
fifty-nine notifications were received during 1928, which
was equal to a case incidence of 2.3 per thousand of the
population.
The two sexes were affected in the proportion of
193 cases in females to 166 in males.
Regarding the ages of those affected the following table shows that more cases occurred in children between the age of 5 and 7 years than at other ages:—
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 3 to to 3 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 6 | 6 7 to to 7 8 | 8 to 9 | 9 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up | To t a l |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 18 | 32 27 | 27 | 32 | 38 31 | 22 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 359 |
The disease was prevalent all the year round, but
more so in January and March. The largest number of
notifications was received during the first quarter of the
year, and the second largest number in the last quarter.
First Quarter:—
January 42
February 31
March . 40
Second Quarter:—
April 35
May 20
June 27
Third Quarter:—
July 28
August 20
September 20
Fourth Quarter:—
October 28
November 30
December 32