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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 DURING THE YEAR from the 26th March, 1887, to 25th March, 1888
| Description. | Age. | Cause of death. |
|---|---|---|
| Daughter of a servant, of 16, Chelmsford Street, Fulham | 5 months | Sudden, convulsions. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a carpenter. | 4 years | Sudden, syncope. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a labourer. | 5 months | Sudden, atrophy from improper food. Postmortem |
| Son of a hairdresser | 3 months | Found dead in bed, convulsions. Postmortem |
| Widow, of no employment. | 66 years | Found dead in bed, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Infant, unknown. | newly born | Found dead, want of attention at time of birth. Postmortem |
| Widow of a watch maker | 36 years | Violent, poisoned with cyanide of potassium by her own act, whilst of unsound mind. Postmortem |
| Widow of a labourer | 54 years | Sudden, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a labourer. | 13 days | Sudden, general debility and premature birth |
| Son of an ironer. | 5 weeks | Found dead in bed, pericarditis. Postmortem. |
| Domestic servant. | About 38 years | Sudden, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a carman. | 6 days | Sudden, convulsions. Postmortem |
| Son of a bricklayer | 3 years | Sudden, congestion of the lungs. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a servant. | 12 months | Sudden pneumonia. Postmortem |
| Daughter of an artist. | 6 weeks | Found dead in bed, convulsions. Postmortem |
| Wife of an upholsterer. | 37 years | Sudden, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Carpenter, of 26, Mul-grave Road, Fulham | 79 years | Violent, burns |
| Civil engineer and surveyor . | 76 years | Sudden, disease of the heart. Postmortem |
| Son of a jeweller's assistant | 10 months | Found dead in bed, suffocation. Postmortem |
| Widow of a jeweller | 35 years | Violent, poisoned herself with laudanum. Postmortem |
| bon of a stoker | 16 days | Found dead in bed, suffocation. Postmortem |
| Fruiterer | 66 years | Found dead, pericarditis. Postmortem |