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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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39.
Scarlet Fever.
Notification of Scarlet Fever—Four hundred and
sixteen cases of scarlet fever were notified during 1928
which was equal to 2.6 cases per thousand of the
population.
Females were more affected by the disease than
males in the proportion of '210 to 206 cases and the two
deaths which occurred were in female children aged 3
and 7 years respectively. The mildness of the disease
can be judged by the fact that there were only two deaths
out of 416 cases.
The ages at which the disease occurred will be seen from the following table which shows that, as in the case of diphtheria, children of 5 and 6 years of age were the chief sufferers : —
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 6 | 6 to 7 | 7 to 8 | 8 to 9 | 9 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 & up | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 26 | 67 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 56 | 29 | 41 | 7 | 4 | — | 416 |
As regards the season, scarlet fever prevailed all
the year round, the largest numbers occurring during the
first and last quarters of the year as in the case of
diphtheria.
First Quarter:—
January 41
February 41
March 36
Second Quarter :—
April 39
May 34
June 35
Third Quarter:—
July 35
August 15
September 25
Fourth Quarter :—
October 32
November 48
December 35