London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1893
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1893
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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) (a) | Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined Ages. | (i.) | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distingushing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. (b.) | Under 1 year. (c.) | 1 and under 5. (d.) | 5 and under 15. (e.) | 15 and under 25. (f.) | 25 and under 65. (g.) | 65 and upwards. (h.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 1559 | 590 | 195 | 66 | 60 | 410 | 238 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 13 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 74 | 114 | 1 | ... | 8 | 146 | ... | 16 | 386 | 785 |
| 5 upwrds. | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 7 | 23 | ... | 93 | 177 | 87 | 28 | 326 | 774 | ||||||||
| Fulham Union Infirmary | 389 | 57 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 156 | 127 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | ... | ... | 44 | 83 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 56 | 63 | 24 | 5 | 143 | 306 | ||||||||
| Fulham Workhouse | 25 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | ||||||||
| Western Fever Hospital | 272 | 13 | 165 | 64 | 9 | 17 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | 116 | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 181 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 45 | 30 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 91 | ||||||||
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| Totals | 2245 | 672 | 389 | 136 | 86 | 591 | 371 | Under 5 | ... | 119 | 76 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 83 | 122 | 1 | ... | 10 | 164 | ... | 17 | 442 | 1061 |
| 5 upwrds. | 1 | 51 | 34 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 14 | 3 | 8 | ... | 3 | 10 | 23 | ... | 150 | 244 | 111 | 33 | 483 | 1184 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto. | 226 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 106 | 22 | Under 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 20 | 53 |
| 5 upwrds. | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 23 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 88 | 173 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto. | 447 | 39 | 152 | 60 | 21 | 106 | 69 | Under 5 | ... | 101 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | 19 | 191 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 40 | 25 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 99 | 256 | ||||||||