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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Table IV.— Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1929.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in Each Ward of the Borough. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 65 and upwards. | Baron's Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
| 0—1. | 1—2. | 2—3. | 3—4. | 4—5. | 5—10. | 10—15. | 15—20. | 20—35. | 35—45. | 45—65. | |||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera, Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 370 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 164 | 41 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 4 | - | 16 | 78 | 47 | 34 | 81 | 18 | 76 | 20 | 364 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 489 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 207 | 71 | 34 | 53 | 3 | 8 | — | 33 | 80 | 62 | 39 | 151 | 21 | 67 | 36 | 472 | 3 |
| Typhus Fever | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | - |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Relapsing Fever, Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 23 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 51 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 38 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 37 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 9 |
| Polio-myelitis | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 279 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | 29 | Ill | 53 | 65 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 62 | 16 | 46 | 26 | - | 149 |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | 5 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 85 | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 8 | — | 19 |
| Measles | 948 | 43 | 105 | 137 | 146 | 156 | 275 | 42 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | - | 42 | 229 | 185 | 112 | 192 | 29 | 123 | 36 | 175 | 10 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 345 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 62 | 39 | 70 | 29 | 17 | 4 9 | 61 | 40 | 96 | 11 | 53 | 13 | 192 | 249 |
| Diarrhoea | 36 | 26 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 28 | 35 |
| Malaria | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Trench Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2755 | 135 | 163 | 218 | 226 | 247 | 714 | 188 | 135 | 352 | 134 | 189 | 54 | 166 | 533 | 421 | 296 | 649 | 1ll | 413 | 166 | 1369 | 511 |