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Fulham 1897

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897

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CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5Total all AgesAverage Total all Ages 1893—96 allowing for increase of population
0—11-55-1515—2525-3535-4545—5555-6565—7575-85Over 85
V,—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth77..............................777787
Atelectasis11..............................11119
Congenital Malformation8..............................889
Old Age.....................1124013...6661
VI —Local Diseases.
I.—Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes445...22...1.........81832
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplega, Brain Paralysis.........13581419143...6770
Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane.........246122.........1721
Epilepsy1......2...32............1810
Convulsions234...........................272739
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis)11...........................225
Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans11...122234......21710
Other Diseases of Nervous System............324...............95
2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense—
e.g., of Eye, Ear, Nose1...14.....................161
3.—Diseases of the Circulatory System.
Pericarditis......1...11......1.........42
Acute Endocarditis............311...............52
Valvular Diseases of Heart......33534234......2736
Other Diseases of Heart1...332121413108...16668
Aneurism............23211.........97
Embolism, Thrombosis...............11...............12

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Average
Total
all Ages
1893—96
allowing for
increase of
population
65—75
75-85
Over
85
Total
all
Ages
CAUSES OF DEATH.
1-5
55-65
0—1
5-15
15—25
56
57
35-45
45—55
...
...
...
...
...
V,—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth
...
77
...
77
87
...
...
77
...
Atelectasis
11
11
11
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Congenital Malformation
8
8
8
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Old Age
66
61
1
12
40
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
VI —Local Diseases.
I. —Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes
4
5
2
1
8
18
4
...
2
...
...
...
...
32
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain,
Hemiplega, Brain Paralysis
5
8
67
1
3
14
19
14
3
70
...
...
...
...
Insanity, General Paralysis of
Insane
6
2
4
1
2
2
17
21
...
...
...
...
...
...
Epilepsy
1
2
3
2
1
8
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Convulsions
23
4
27
27
39
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm
of Glottis)
1
1
2
2
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia,
Paralysis Agitans
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
17
10
...
...
...
Other Diseases of Nervous
System
3
2
4
9
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2. —Diseases of Organs of Special
Sense—
e.g., of Eye, Ear, Nose
6
1
1
4
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3. —Diseases of the Circulatory
System.
Pericarditis
1
1
1
1
4
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Acute Endocarditis
3
1
1
5
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Valvular Diseases of Heart
36
3
3
5
3
4
2
3
4
27
...
...
...
...
Other Diseases of Heart
8
66
68
1
3
3
2
12
14
13
10
1
...
...
Aneurism
2
3
2
1
1
9
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Embolism, Thrombosis
2
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...