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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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TABLE F. Infantile Mortality in Fulham. Table showing the number of Deaths of Infants under One Year from certain diseases, and the proportion to 1,000 births and to 1,000 deaths from all causes under One Year.
| Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths per 1,000 of Total Deaths under one year. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 6 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 7.5 | 45.0 |
| a Other Common Infectious Diseases | 5 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| Diarrhæa | 122 | 29.5 | 182.2 |
| b Tubercular Diseases | 38 | 9.5 | 57.2 |
| Convulsions | 23 | 5.6 | 34.6 |
| c Other Nervous Diseases | 7 | 1.7 | 10.5 |
| Lung Diseases (not Phthisis) | 129 | 31.4 | 194. 4 |
| d Wasting Diseases | 156 | 38.0 | 234.9 |
| Found Dead in Bed | 19 | 4.6 | 28.6 |
a These are Small-pox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
and Enteric Fever.
b These are Phthisis, Tubercular Meningitis, Tabes Mesenterica and
General Tuberculosis.
c These are Meningitis and other Diseases of Brain and Spinal Cord.
d These are Premature Birth and such ill-defined causes as Atrophy,
Marasmus, Debility, Inanition, etc.