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Fulham 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 30th, 1899
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HEATHS FROM TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
Of these 238 were due to Phthisis and 86 to other tubercular
diseases, such as Tubercular Meningitis, Tabes Mesenlerica, and
General Tuberculosis, these diseases accounting for 13 percent, of
the deaths from all causes, and it is probable that many of the deaths
ascribed to Marasmus, Debility, Convulsions, etc., were tubercular
in nature.
In the several Wards of the Parish the deaths from Phthisis were as follows: —
| Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths per 1,000 living. | |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 14 | 1·1 |
| Hurlingham „ | 8 | 1·4 |
| Lillie „ | 55 | 2·5 |
| Margravine „ | 38 | 1·8 |
| Munster „ | 38 | 1·9 |
| Sands End „ | 36 | 1·2 |
| Town „ | 20 | 1·7 |
| Walham „ | 24 | 1·5 |
| Not Specified „ | 5 | .. |
The following Table gives the Phthisis death-rates of Fulham and the adjoining parishes of London for 1899 and the preceding six years : —
| 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 1·51 | 1·42 | 1·40 | 1·66 | 1·53 | 1·47 | 1·83 |
| Kensington | 1·57 | 1·53 | 1·49 | 1·42 | 1·44 | 1·26 | 1·34 |
| Hammersmith | 1·56 | 1·51 | 1·56 | 1·40 | 1·39 | 1·48 | 1·72 |
| Chelsea | 1·75 | 1·64 | 1·92 | 1·82 | 1·80 | 1·74 | 1·79 |
| London | 1·90 | 1·72 | 1·77 | 1·68 | 1·71 | 1·72 | 1·82 |
CANCER.
Malignant diseases caused 80 deaths, 66 being of persons over
45 years of age.
OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Of other diseases of this class Rheumatic Fever was the cause
of 5 deaths, and Diabetes of 6.