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Fulham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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23.
There were 13 deaths from infectious diseases of
the nervous system (Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 9,
Encephalitis Lethargica 3 and Acute Poliomyelitis 1),
compared with two in 1928.
Twenty-five children died of Whooping Cough, 11
of whom were infants under one year, ten were one year
old and four were three years old.
Diphtheria.
Notification of Diphtheria.—Three hundred and
seventy notifications were received during 1929, which
was equal to a case incidence of 2.4 per thousand of the
population.
The two sexes were affected in the proportion of 201
cases in females to 169 in males.
Regarding the ages of those affected the following table shows that more cases occurred in children betweer the ages of 5 to 8 years than at other ages:—
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 33 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 4 | - | 370 |
The disease was prevalent all the year round but more so in January, October, November and December. The largest number of notifications was received during the fourth quarter of the year, and the second largest during the first quarter.
| First Quarter:— | Third Quarter:— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49 | July | 16 |
| February | 25 | August | 16 |
| March | 22 | September | 35 |
| April | 22 | October | 56 |
| May | 20 | November | 44 |
| June | 19 | December | 46 |