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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 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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Class VIII.—III-Defined and Not Specified Causes.
Under this heading there were 98 death?, the majority, viz., 89, being
certified as due to Debility, Inanition, or Marasmus.
Certification of the Causes of Death.
Of the 2030 deaths registered, 1841, or 907 per cent., were duly
certified by registered medical practitioners, and 182, or 9 per cent., by
the Coroner after inquest, while the causes of 7, or per cent., were
uncertified.
Inquests.
Of the 182 inquests held on parishioners, 151 were held in the parish,
and 3 1 at institutions outside.
The subjects were, males 115, females 67 ; and their ages—
| Under 5 | 63 |
| 5 to 60 | 88 |
| Over 60 | 31 |
| 105 deaths were due to natural causes and 77 to violence. | |
105 deaths were due to natural causes and 77 to violence.
Those due to natural causes may be classified as follows:—
| Zymotic Diseases | 11 |
| Tubercular | 2 |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 26 |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 28 |
| Convulsions and other Diseases of the Nervous System | 13 |
| Alcoholism | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 22 |
| Cause not ascertained | 2 |
| 105 |
The deaths due to violence have already been classified.
Uncertified Deaths.
Of the uncertified deaths, one was stated to be due to Aneurism, one to
Phthisis, and the remainder to Premature Birth.