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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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WESTERN FEVER HOSPITAL.
304 deaths occurred at the Western Fever Hospital. Of these 47 were
of Parishioners, and 257 of persons belonging to other districts. Their ages
and causes of death will be found in Table A.
Of the 2053 deaths registered, 470, or 22.8 per cent., took place in
public institutions, the proportion in London being 28.3 per cent.
The percentages in the several classes of institutions were as under:—
| Fulham | London | |
|---|---|---|
| In Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries | 12.7 | 13.6 per cent. |
| In Metropolitan Asylum Hospitals | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| In other Hospitals | 5.7 | 10.4 |
| In public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums | 1.4 | 2.1 |
DEATHS OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT AMONG PERSONS BELONGING THERETO. The deaths of parishioners at public institutions and elsewhere outside the parish numbered and occurred in the following places:—
| No of Deaths of Parishioners of Fulham. | |
|---|---|
| St. George's Hospital | 48 |
| West London „ | 27 |
| Middlesex „ | 2 |
| Charing Cross „ | 3 |
| Guy's „ | 2 |
| St. Thomas' „ | 2 |
| St. Bartholomew's „ | 1 |
| French „ | 1 |
| Queen's Jubilee „ | 1 |
| Brompton „ for Diseases of the Chest | 9 |
| City of London „ | 1 |
| Victoria „ for Children | 15 |
| Gt. Ormond St. „ | 1 |
| Cancer „ | 8 |
| National „ | 1 |
| South Western Fever Hospital | 5 |
| North Western „ „ | 5 |
| Fountain „ „ | 6 |
| Northern „ „ | 1 |
| Gore Farm „ „ | 1 |
| London „ „ | 1 |
| Hanwell Asylum | 9 |
| Caterham „ | 6 |
| Cane Hill „ | 4 |
| Ilford „ | 4 |
| Leavesden „ | 1 |
| Banstead „ | 1 |
| Darenth „ | 1 |
| Bethlem „ | 1 |
| Camberwell House Asylum | 1 |
| Peckham „ „ | 1 |
| Hoxton „ „ | 1 |
| St. Saviour's Infirmary | 1 |
| Wandsworth „ | 1 |
| Hackney „ | 1 |
| Chelsea Workhouse | 1 |
| Home for Consumptive Females | 1 |
| St. Peter's Home | 1 |
| St. Luke's Home | 1 |
| St. Mary's School, Eltham | 1 |
| St. Peter's Home | 1 |
| Friedenheim | 1 |
| St. Pelagie's Crêche | 1 |
| In private houses and elsewhere in other parishes | 4 |
| 186 |