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Fulham 1922

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922

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Distribution of Deaths.—The number and the causes
of the deaths in the several wards of the borough are
given in Table II.
Certification of the Causes of Death.—Of the 1,935
deaths registered, 1,752, or 90·5 per cent., were certified
by registered medical practitioners, and 183 by
coroners after inquest, no death being uncertified.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
Fulham Infirmary.—The deaths of 641 persons
occurred in the Fulham Infirmary, of whom 486 lived
in Fulham and 155 in other districts.
Western Fever Hospital.—In this institution there
were 38 deaths of residents in Fulham and 185 of
residents in other districts.

Table: Deaths occurring outside the Borough among Persons belonging thereto.—The deaths of Fulham residents outside the borough numbered 400, and occurred in the following places :—

Deaths occurring outside the Borough among Persons belonging thereto.—The deaths of Fulham residents outside the borough numbered 400, and occurred in the following places :—

St. George's Hospital47
West London Hospital32
Other General Hospitals40
Children's Hospitals38
Hospitals for Women6
Other Special Hospitals44
Homes for advanced cases10
Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board16
Poor Law Infirmaries16
Lunatic Asylums63
Sanatoria19
Nursing Homes, private houses and elsewhere69
400

Table: Of the deaths registered, 855, or 44·1 per cent., took place either in poor law institutions, in hospitals or in public lunatic asylums, the percentages in the various classes of institutions beings as under:—

Of the deaths registered, 855, or 44·1 per cent., took place either in poor law institutions, in hospitals or in public lunatic asylums, the percentages in the various classes of institutions beings as under:—

Per cent.
Deaths in Workhouses or Workhouse Infirmaries25·9
„ Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals2·7
„ other Hospitals12·3
„ Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums3·2
44.1