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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 1900
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1900
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1900.—(continued.)
| Causes of death | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages.) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | rgravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Not specified. | Death in Public Institutions | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 110 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 78 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 36 |
| Bronchitis | 240 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 86 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 51 |
| Pneumonia | 247 | 66 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 27 | 18 | 48 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 51 |
| Pleurisy | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 9 |
| Venereal diseases | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Premature birth | 101 | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Heart diseases | 142 | 5 | ... | 6 | 10 | 83 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 33 |
| Accidents | 78 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| Suicides | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| All other causes | 547 | 153 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 189 | 140 | 51 | 89 | 61 | 56 | 102 | 36 | 85 | 52 | 9 | 129 |
| All causes | 2,347 | 666 | 339 | 92 | 85 | 792 | 373 | 159 | 892 | 262 | 314 | 497 | 118 | 391 | 175 | 29 | 587 |