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Fulham 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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MORTALITY AT MATURITY.
Between the ages of 25 to 65 years there were 600 deaths, corresponding
to a death-rate of 12.1.
MORTALITY AT DECLINE.
At the age of 65 and upwards 244 persons died, the death-rate at this
age period being 66.3.
DEATHS AND DEATH RATE FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES. 422 deaths were due to the seven principal Zymotic diseases, viz.:—
| Smallpox | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 28 |
| Diphtheria | 78 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 |
| Measles | 101 |
| Whooping Cough | 68 |
| Diarrhœa | 138 |
| 422 |
These 422 deaths correspond to a death-rate of 3.6 per 1,000.
During the past 10 years the number of deaths and the death-rate from these diseases have been as under:—
| Deaths. | Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 253 | 3.7 |
| 1867 | 269 | 3.6 |
| 1888 | 252 | 3.2 |
| 1889 | 243 | 2.9 |
| 1890 | 379 | 4.3 |
| 1891 | 211 | 2.3 |
| 1892 | 448 | 4.6 |
| 1893 | 344 | 3.3 |
| 1894 | 426 | 4.0 |
| 1895 | 345 | 3.1 |
the average for the 10 years being 3.5.
The Zymotic death-rate for the whole of London for the year was 3.1,
and the mean for the previous 10 years 2.7.
Among the various sanitary areas of the Metropolis the Zymotic deathrates
ranged from 1.4 in St. George's, Hanover Square and in the City of
London, 1.8 in Hampstead, 1.9 in Lee, 2.2 in Westminster, 2.3 in Stoke