London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Western Fever Hospital.
171 deaths occurred in the Western Fever Hospital. Of these,
68 belonged to Fulham and 103 to other Metropolitan Districts.
Of the 2,347 deaths registered during the year 487 or 25 per
cent took place in public institutions.
The percentages in the several classes of institutions in Fulham
and London were as follows :—
TABLE XXXV.
| Fulham. | London. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths occurring in Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries | 13.2 | 15.8 |
| Deaths occurring in Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals | 35 | 2.0 |
| Deaths occurring in other Hospitals | 6.6 | 10.3 |
| Deaths occurring in Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 25.0 | 30.5 |
Deaths occurring outside the District among persons
belonging thereto.
The deaths of parishioners in public institutions and elsewhere
outside the parish numbered 225, and occurred in the
following places:—
TABLE XXXVI.
| Number of Deaths of residents in Fulham. | |
|---|---|
| St. George's Hospital | 55 |
| West London Hospital | 25 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 5 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 3 |
| Guy's Hospital | 1 |
| King's College Hospital | 3 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 2 |
| Westminster Hospital | 5 |
| London Hospital | 2 |
| St. Thomas' Hospital | 2 |