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Fulham 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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(A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1898, 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 fur Population and Births are in Table B.) (a) | Mortality from all causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. (b) | Under 1 year. (c) | 1 and under 5. (d) | 5 and under 15. (e) | 15 and under 25. (f) | 25 and under 65. (g) | 65 and upwards (h) | (i) | 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 | 1,628 | 646 | 214 | 59 | 36 | 459 | 214 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 41 | 33 | 164 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 406 | 860 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 126 | 136 | 80 | 21 | 35 | 333 | 768 | ||||||||
| Fulham UnionnInfirmary | 525 | 122 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 194 | 127 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 28 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | ... | 2 | 105 | 187 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 66 | 75 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 150 | 338 | ||||||||
| Fulham Workhouse | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| Western Fever Hospital | 253 | 19 | 142 | 63 | 7 | 22 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 73 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 161 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 21 | 44 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | 92 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2,416 | 787 | 421 | 129 | 53 | 680 | 346 | Under 5 | ... | 77 | 89 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 74 | 40 | 179 | 1 | 4 | 191 | 3 | 31 | 512 | 512 | 1,208 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 23 | 51 | ... | 1 | 21 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 195 | 216 | 110 | 29 | 43 | 498 | 1,208 | ||||||||
| 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. | 207 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 109 | 17 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 98 | 167 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 475 | 83 | 137 | 46 | 13 | 119 | 77 | Under 5 | ... | 53 | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 220 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 13 | 31 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 33 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 88 | 255 | ||||||||
(B) Table of POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1898, 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. (d) | Aged under 5 or over 5. (e) | New Casks 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 Hospitlls. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last Census 1896. (b) | Estimated to middle of 1898. (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 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | |||||||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 113,781 | 125,275 | 4,307 | Under 5 | ... | 263 | 147 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 207 | 130 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | 532 | 316 | 2 | ... | 68 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 108 | ... | ... | ... | 417 | 247 | 1 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Fulham UnionInfirmary | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Fulham Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 113,781 | 125,275 | 4,307 | Under 5 | ... | 272 | 149 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 216 | 131 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 upwds | ... | 539 | 316 | 2 | ... | 68 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 108 | ... | ... | 424 | 247 | 1 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||