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Fulham 1900
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1900
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From these diseases there were 510 deaths, or 21.8 per cent,
of the deaths from all causes, being 30 above the average of the
last 7 years, allowing for the increase of the population.
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In the several Wards of the Borough the death-rates from
Phthisis were as under: —
TABLE XXIX. Deaths per 1,000 of the estimated population of each Ward from Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases.
| Death-rate from Phthisis. | Death-rate from other Tubercular Diseases. | Death-rate from all Tubercular Diseases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court Ward | 1.7 | ... | 0.16 | ... | 1.86 |
| Lillie Ward | 2.0 | ... | 0.42 | ... | 2.42 |
| Walham Ward | 2.0 | ... | 0.77 | ... | 2.77 |
| Margravine Ward | 1.6 | ... | 1.40 | ... | 3.00 |
| Munster Ward | 1.4 | ... | 0.50 | ... | 1.90 |
| Hurlingham Ward | 0.5 | ... | 0.78 | ... | 1.33 |
| Sands End Ward | 1.3 | ... | 0.63 | ... | 1.93 |
| Town Ward | 1.3 | ... | 0.73 | ... | 2.03 |
TABLE XXX. Table giving the Phthisis death-rate of Fulham, the adjoining parishes and London for 1900, and the preceding 7 years.
| 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | Average for 7 years. | 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 1.51 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.66 | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.83 | 1.55 | 1.57 |
| Kensington | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.18 |
| Hammersmith | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 1.52 | 1.61 |
| Chelsea | 1.75 | 1.64 | 1.92 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.72 |
| London | 1.90 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.80 |
Cancer.
Malignant diseases caused 110 deaths, the average for the
preceding 7 years being 99.
Venereal Diseases.
These were the assigned cause of 11 deaths.
Diseases of the Respiratory System
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