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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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D.— STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF INQUESTS HELD INURING THE YEAR, from the 26th March, 1887, to 25th March, 1888
| Description. | Age. | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|
| Daughter of a greengrocer. | 14 months | Sudden, convulsions |
| Son of a servant. | 8 months | Improper and insufficient food. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a servant, of 27, Aldensley Road, Hammersmith | 8 days | Sudden, atalectasis. Postmortem |
| Son of a fishmonger | 5 weeks | Sudden, congestion of the lungs. Postmortem |
| Son of a railway porter. | 10 days | Found dead in bed, exposure to cold |
| Son of a milk carrier | 8 weeks | Found dead in bed, convulsions |
| Widow of a hairdresser, | 61 years | Violent, fall down area steps |
| Actuary | 63 years | Locomotor ataxy |
| Wife of a schoolmaster. | 35 years | Found dead, cut her throat whilst of unsound mind Postmortem |
| Daughter of a pianoforte tuner | 3 months | Found dead in bed, suffocation. Postmortem |
| Son of a painter (deceased) | 7 months | Sudden, pneumonia. Postmortem |
| Carpenter | 55 years | Found dead in bed, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| W ife of a labourer. | 60 years | Sudden, disease of the heart |
| Son of a harness maker . | 1 month | Found dead in bed, suffocation. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a clerk | 10 weeks | Found dead in bed, congestion of the lungs. Postmortem |
| Wife of a builder. | 68 years | Found dead, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Son of an insurance superintendent | 12 weeks | Found dead in bed, suffocation. Postmortem |
| Son of a cabinet maker. | 6 weeks | Found dead in bed, convulsions. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a laboure . | 11 months | Found dead, tubercular peritonitis. Postmortem |
| Son of a tailor | 3 months | Sudden, mesenteric disease. Postmortem |
| Doctor of medicine | 46 years | Sudden, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Son of a painter | 7 months | Sudden, convulsions |
| Widow of a farmers' labourer . | 90 years | Violent, fall from bed |
| Son of a stonemason | 5 weeks | Found dead in bed, suffocation. Postmortem |
| Widow of a wine merchant . . | 55 years | Found dead, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Pork butcher | 33 years | Sudden, disease of the heart. Postmortem |