London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Fulham 1909

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909

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(c) Notifications received respecting persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis leaving Poor Law Institutions From Institutions in Fulham92
From Institutions outside Fulham11
103
Renotifications12
Total number of persons notified as leaving Poor Law Institutions91
Number of persons notified as leaving Poor Law Institutions who had been previously notified as Inmates82
Number of persons notified as leaving Poor Law Institutions who had not been previously notified as Inmates9
(d) Notifications by Relieving Officers of removals of persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
From outside the Borough into Fulham1
Within Fulham
Total number of notifications received540
Total number of persons notified279

One hundred and sixty-five of the persons notified were
males and 114 females.
The fees paid amounted to £22 11s. 9d.
Of the patients notified in Fulham Infirmary 59, ox 30 per
cent., died during the year, and there were eight deaths
among the cases notified bv the District Medical Officers, and
four among those discharged from the Infirmary, the mortality
of all notified cases being 25.4 per cent.
Of the persons notified as leaving Poor Law Institutions for
Fulham, four were transferred from one institution toanother,
the intended residence of nine was not known, and in twelve
cases the address given was found to be incorrect. Of the
remaining G7, four have died and ten have left Fulham.