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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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(A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1899, in the FULHAM District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Names or Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Mortality from all. causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes Deaths of Children under five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. (c) | 1 and under 5. (d) | 5 and under 15. (e) | 15 and under 25. (f) | 25 andl 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 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,902 | 787 | 245 | 60 | 54 | 489 | 267 | Under 5. | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 160 | ... | 5 | 207 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 498 | 1032 | |
| 5 upwds | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 142 | 203 | 68 | 46 | 40 | 332 | 87 | ||||||||
| Fulham Union Infirmary | 561 | 106 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 264 | 136 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | .. | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 95 | |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 121 | 82 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 169 | 424 | ||||||||
| Fulham Workhouse | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | .. | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||
| Western Fever Hospital | 234 | 7 | 124 | 59 | 15 | 29 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 45 | 74 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 131 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 13 | 42 | ... | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 103 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2,714 | 900 | 400 | 126 | 88 | 791 | 409 | Under 5 | ... | 46 | 81 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 67 | 55 | 173 | 1 | 5 | 221 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 599 | 1,300 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 14 | 46 | ... | ... | 49 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 268 | 290 | 98 | 48 | 48 | 576 | 1,414 | ||||||||
| 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. | 235 | 17 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 113 | 19 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 25 | 55 |
| 5 upwds | .. | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 15 | 19 | ... | 27 | 77 | 180 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 452 | 55 | 94 | 46 | 22 | 164 | 71 | Under 5 | ... | 27 | 57 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 149 |
| 5 upwds | .. | 8 | 32 | ... | ... | 35 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 51 | 43 | 15 | ... | 9 | 108 | 303 | ||||||||
(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 1899, 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. | Population at all ages. | (d) Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases of sickness in each locality, coming to of the Medical off Office health. | NUMBER OF SUCH CASES REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES IN THE SEVERAL LOCALITIES FOR TREATMENT IN ISOLATION Hospitals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1896. (B) | Estimated to middle | 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. | r | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Eryslpelas. | I | |||||||||||||||
| Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 113,781 | 130.720 | 4,574 | Under 5 | ... | 276 | 186 | 14 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 233 | 169 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | 1 | 562 | 238 | ... | ... | 104 | 1 | ... | 13 | 4 | 155 | ... | ... | 1 | 450 | 256 | ... | ... | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ||||
| Fulham Union Infirmary | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Fulbam Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 113,781 | 130,720 | 4,574 | Under 5 | ... | 283 | 186 | 14 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 20 | ... | ... | 240 | 169 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ||
| 5 upwds | 1 | 564 | 328 | ... | ... | 105 | 1 | ... | 13 | 4 | 158 | ... | 1 | 452 | 256 | ... | ... | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ||||||