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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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(A.) Table of DEATHS during the year 1896, in the FULHAM District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. ( Columns for Population & Births are in Table B.) (a) | Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined Ages | (i) | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (b) At all ages | (c) Under 1 year | (d) 1 and under 5 | (e) 5 and under 15 | (f) 15 and under 25 | (g) 25 and under 65 | (h) 65 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Small-pox | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup | Fevers | Cholera | Erysipelas | Measles | Whooping Cough | Diarrhœa and Dysentery | Rheumatic Fever | Phthisis | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | Heart Disease | Influenza | Injuries | All other Diseases | Total | |||||||||||||
| Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 1570 | 613 | 263 | 62 | 35 | 408 | 189 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 12 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 69 | 62 | 128 | ... | 3 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 411 | 882 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 1 | 13 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 3 | 3 | 129 | 120 | 73 | 12 | 24 | 284 | 689 | ||||||||
| Fulharn Union Infirmary | 473 | 129 | 43 | 9 | 18 | 167 | 107 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | 9 | 5 | ... | 1 | 37 | ... | ... | 2 | 90 | 172 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 76 | 57 | 24 | ... | 7 | 130 | 301 | ||||||||
| Fulham Union Workhouse | 28 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | 28 | ||||||||
| Western Fever Hospital | 304 | 15 | 190 | 73 | 18 | 7 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | 70 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 199 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 22 | 58 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 104 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2375 | 757 | 496 | 144 | 73 | 602 | 303 | Under 5 | ... | 77 | 124 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 106 | 71 | 135 | ... | 4 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 503 | 1253 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 23 | 71 | 1 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 215 | 185 | 101 | 13 | 31 | 432 | 1122 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 186 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 95 | 13 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 44 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | ... | 13 | 83 | 142 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 508 | 66 | 180 | 64 | 29 | 97 | 72 | Under 5 | ... | 65 | 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | 40 | 246 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 18 | 44 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 262 | ||||||||
(B) Table of POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OP INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1896, in the FULHAM District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (a) | Population at all Ages | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5 (e) | New Cases of Sickness in each locality coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health | Number of such Cases removed from their Homes in the Several localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census, 1896 (b) | Estimated to middle of 1896 (c) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Smallpox | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup | Fevers | Cholera | Erysipelas | Smallpox | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranous Group | Fevers | Cholera | Erysipelas | |||||||||||||||
| Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 113781 | 115008 | 4068 | Under 5 | ... | 174 | 141 | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 108 | 99 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwrds. | 2 | 446 | 199 | 3 | ... | 47 | 5 | ... | 9 | 2 | 86 | ... | ... | 2 | 281 | 104 | 1 | ... | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Fulham Union Infirmary | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Fulham Union Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 113781 | 115008 | 4068 | Under 5 | ... | 176 | 142 | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 108 | 99 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwrds. | 2 | 451 | 199 | 3 | ... | 47 | 5 | ... | 9 | 2 | 89 | ... | ... | 2 | 284 | 104 | 1 | ... | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||