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Fulham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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HOME NURSING BY THE DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION DURING 1931.
Quarter
of the
Year
Ophthalmia
Mammary
Abscess
Ante-Natal
Parturition
Pyrexia
Umbilical
Cord
Discharging
Eyes
Pneumonia
BronchoPneumonia
Congestion
& Pleurisy
Influenza
Measles
Whooping
Cough
Chicken
Pox
Diphtheria
Scarlet
Fever
Total Cases
Total Visits
Jan. to Mar.
Cases
—
—
1
1
1
—
7
24
19
2
21
12
10
—
—
—
98
—
Visits
—
—
6
8
14
—
104
345
249
15
200
108
167
—
—
—
—
1216
Apr. to June.
Cases
3
2
—
1
—
—
2
12
10
—
2
3
2
—
1
—
38
—
Visits
36
38
—
5
—
—
15
117
137
—
20
62
19
—
3
—
—
452
July to Sept.
Cases
3
1
1
—
—
1
2
7
4
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
22
—
Visits
61
20
30
—
—
6
63
113
44
—
7
—
—
7
—
—
—
351
Oct. to Dec.
Cases
—
—
2
1
—
—
12
17
14
—
6
—
—
5
—
1
58
—
Visits
—
—
20
3
—
—
151
186
210
—
52
—
—
41
—
4
—
667
Total Cases
6
3
4
3
1
1
23
60
47
2
31
15
12
6
1
1
216
—
Total Visits
97
58
56
16
14
6
333
761
640
15
279
170
186
48
3
4
—
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