Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE III.
Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1921.
Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District [a). | Total Deaths Whether Of "Residents" Or "Non- Residents" In Institutions District (6) | Nett Deaths at all ages of " Residents " in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. | |||||||||||||||||
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Causes of Death | All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1 and under 2 year. | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 26 years | J5 and under 46 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | Barons Court Ward | Lillie Ward | Walham Ward | Margravine Ward | Munster Ward | Hurlingham Ward | Sands End Ward | Town Ward | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
All Causes | Certified (c) | 1864 | 291 | 65 | 43 | 79 | 90 | 247 | 44 | 603 | 905 | 172 | 331 | 158 | 211 | 459 | 85 | 278 | 170 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1—Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2—Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3—Measles | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
4—Scarlet Fever | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
5 — Whooping Cough | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | ... | |
6—Diphtheria and Croup | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 143 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ... | 7 | 2 | |
7—Influenza | 36 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ... | 1 | 8 | |
8—Erysipelas | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
9—Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 153 | l | ... | ... | 5 | 37 | 56 | 39 | 15 | 75 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 8 | 28 | 13 | |
10—Tuberculous Meningitis | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
11—Other Tuberculous Diseases | 14 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
12—Cancer, malignant disease | 210 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 22 | 99 | 86 | 87 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 22 | 45 | 8 | 30 | 24 | |
13—Rheumatic Fever | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
14—Meningitis. See note (d) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
IS—Organic Heart Disease | 172 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 34 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 24 | 20 | |
16—Bronchitis | 142 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 28 | 94 | 53 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 6 | |
17—Pneumonia (all forms) | 147 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 59 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 1 23 | 40 | 8 | 21 | 13 | |
18—Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | |
19—Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 72 | 62 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 12 | ... | 14 | 7 | |
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | |
21—Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
2lA-Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
22—Nephritis and Bright 's Disease | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
23—Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 114 | 113 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 10 | |
26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 55 | 6 | ... | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
27—Suicide | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | |
28—Other Defined Diseases | 465 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 128 | 220 | 196 | 56 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 108 | 25 | 57 | 47 | |
29—Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
1864 | 291 | 65 | 43 | 79 | 90 | 247 | 447 | 602 | 905 | 172 | 331 | 158 | ! 211 | 459 | 85 | 278 | 170 |
Nctt Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,369 ; Illegitimate, 159. (a) Under Abdominal Tuberculosis arc included deaths from Tuberculous
Nett Deaths in the year of—Legitimate infants, 249; Peritonitis and Enteritis and from Tabes Mesenterica.
Illegitimate infants, 42. Want of Breast Milk is included under Atrophy and Debility