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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 1910
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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measles, whooping cough is usually looked upon as a very
trivial ailment, and comparatively little care is taken of the
sufferers, who usually succumb to one of the pulmonary
complications of the disease, often induced by neglect.
Diarrhæa.
The deaths from diarrhœa a in the four quarters of the year were:—
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 8 | 0.20 |
| 2nd ,, | 5 | 0.13 |
| 3rd ,, | 31 | 0.79 |
| 4th „ | 14 | 0.35 |
| 58 | 0.37 |
The mortality was the lowest yet recorded in Fulham, and
compared more favourably with that of other metropolitan
boroughs than is usually the case, 9 boroughs having higher
rates than Fulham, as compared with 4 in 1909.
DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOUS DISEASES.
There was a marked decline in the mortality from these
diseases in 1910—170 deaths (106 of males and 64 of females)
being registered from phthisis (tuberculosis of the lungs),
and 65 from other tuberculous diseases, against decennial
averages of 200 and of 78 respectively.
Of the deaths from phthisis, 96 (67 of males and 29 of
females) occurred in public institutions.
In the several wards of the borough, the death-rates from
phthisis and other tuberculous diseases were as under:—