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Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE 8
HOME NURSING BY THE FULHAM NURSING ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF THE
FULHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, 1937
| Illness | January to March | April to June | July to September | October to December | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | |
| Mammary Abscess | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | - | - | 1 | 20 |
| Ante-Natal | 5 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 81 | 9 | 76 | 28 | 194 |
| Post-Natal | 1 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 18 | 195 | 12 | 123 | 39 | 374 |
| Vaginitis | 1 | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Discharging Eyes | 4 | 28 | 11 | 91 | 26 | 432 | 17 | 234 | 58 | 785 |
| Mastitis | 8 | 62 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 138 |
| Wet Cord | 2 | 31 | 6 | 41 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 75 |
| Pemphigus | - | - | - | - | 2 | 55 | - | - | 2 | 55 |
| Prematurity | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Pyrexia | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Otorrhœa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 22 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 25 |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 59 | 6 | 59 |
| Constipation | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| Debility | 7 | 88 | 8 | 72 | 10 | 109 | 17 | 134 | 42 | 403 |
| Worms | - | - | 2 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 |
| Endometritis | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | - | 2 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 425 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 240 | 67 | 755 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 17 | 183 | 8 | 147 | 5 | 62 | 10 | 141 | 40 | 533 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 17 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 20 |
| Influenza | 35 | 263 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 30 | 39 | 293 |
| Chicken Pox | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 74 |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | 3 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 59 |
| Tuberculosis | 7 | 380 | 7 | 323 | 1 | 76 | 7 | 160 | 22 | 939 |
| Measles | - | - | 3 | 19 | - | - | 22 | 221 | 25 | 240 |
| Impetigo and Septic Skin | - | - | 3 | 24 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| Mumps | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 5 | 36 |
| Totals | 135 | 1,556 | 81 | 962 | 90 | 1,152 | 137 | 1,531 | 443 | 5,201 |
HOSPITALS
(a) GENERAL: There are no voluntary hospitals in the borough, the needs of the
district being met by the Fulham Hospital, which is under the control of the London County Council
Public Health Committee, and has 555 beds. There are, in addition, several L.C.C. and voluntary
hospitals within easy reach of the borough.
(b) CHILDREN AND INFANTS: The Fulham Babies Hospital, containing 21 beds, is
situated in the borough, and particulars of the cases admitted will be found on page 44.
(c) INFECTIOUS DISEASES: There is one hospital for infectious diseases in the borough,
the Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, which is one of the L.C.C. Hospitals, and contains 521 beds.