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Fulham 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE XL.
| Scarelt Fever | Diphteria. | Enteric Fever | Small-Pox. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 64.4 | 41.5 | 37.3 | - |
| 1892 | 75.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 100 |
| *1898 | 63.6 | 48.0 | 45.0 | 97 |
| 1894 | 78.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 98 |
| 1895 | 70.0 | 74.0 | 45.6 | 100 |
| *1896 | 62.5 | 60.0 | 38.0 | 100 |
| 1897 | 75.0 | 65.0 | 41.5 | — |
| 1898 | 79.0 | 81.1 | 50.0 | — |
| 1899 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 51.0 | 100 |
| 1900 | 84.0 | 86.9 | 72.5 | 100 |
| 1901 | 85.4 | 82.0 | 68.2 | 94 |
It will be noticed in Table XXI that about 88 per cent. of
the deaths registered from Diarrhoea occur under one year of
age, and it has been pointed out that to state the deaths from
Diarrhoea in terms of the total population unfairly handicaps
districts with a large infantile population, i.e.—a high birth-rate,
and that the statement of the relation borne by the total number
of deaths from Diarrhoea to the number of births affords a
more accurate method of comparison.
TABLE XLI.
| Fulham | 0.27 |
| Kensington | 0.43 |
| Hammersmith | 0.41 |
| Chelsea | 0.13 |
| County of London | 0.43 |
Deaths from other diseases.
Tubercular diseases.—From Tubercular Diseases there
were 265 deaths, 186 being due to Phthisis, and 79 to other
tubercular diseases, such as Tubercular Meningitis, Tabes
Mesenterica, and General Tuberculosis, and it is probable that