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Fulham 1900

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1900

Published
1901
Author
Jackson, J. Charles.
Pages
97
Tables
66

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66 tables in this report

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    TABLE I.
    Year.Population.No. of Houses.Persons to the Acre.
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    TABLE II. FOR WHOLE DISTRICT
    Year, 1Population estimated to middle of each year. 2Births.Deaths under One Year of AgeDeaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Pubdic Institutions. 9Deaths of Non-residents registered in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered beyond District. 11Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number. 3Rate.* 4Number. 5Rate per 1000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate 8Num ber. 12Rate.* 13
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    TABLE III.
    Crude Death-rate.Corrected Death-rate.
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    TABLE IV.
    No. of Deaths.Death-rate.
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    TABLE V.
    Fulham Death-rate per 1,000.London Death-rate per 1,000.
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    TABLE VI. Deaths under One Year per 1000 Births.
    Mean for 10 years.
    1890.1891.1892.1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.'90-'991900.
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    TABLE VII.
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    TABLE VIII.
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    TABLE IX. Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases per 1,000 of the population
    Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    TABLE X.
    Disease.Actual Number of deaths in Fulham.Fulham's proportion if mortality was the same as in London.Fulham's proportion if mortality was the same as in 3 adjoining Western districts, viz., Hammersmith, Chelsea and Kensington.
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    TABLE XI. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1900.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all Ages.)
    All Ages.Under 11 and under 55 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Word.Hurlinghom Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.Not specified.Deaths iN Public Institutions
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    Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1900.—(continued.)
    Causes of deathDeaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all Ages.)
    All Ages.Under 11 and under 55 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.rgravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.Not specified.Death in Public Institutions
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    The following table gives the number of cases of infectious diseases notified in Fulham since 1890, when compulsory notification came into force, excluding duplicate notifications :— TABLE XII.
    18901891189218931894189518961897189818991900
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    TABLE XIII. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1900.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital FROM EACH LOCALITY.
    At all ages.At Ages—Years.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.Fulham Infirmary and Workhouse.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham WardSands End Ward.Town Ward.Fulham Infirmary and Workhouse.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwrds.
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    TABLE XIV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified per 1,000 inhabitants
    Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.
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    TABLE XV. Number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified per 1,000 of the population.
    1890189118921893189418951896189718981899Average 10 years, 1890-1899.1900
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    TABLE XVI.
    Year.Number of Cases.Number of Deaths.Deaths per 100 cases.
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    TABLE XVII. Showing the fatality at different age periods of the cases treated at home and of those removed to hospital: —
    Age.Cases removed to Hospital.Cases treated at home.
    No. of Cases.Deaths.Mortality per cent.No. of Cases.Deaths.Mortality per cent.
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    TABLE XIX. Deaths from Diphtheria per 1,000 Inhabitants.
    1890189118921893189418951896189718981899Average for 10 yrs 1890-99.1900
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    TABLE XX. Cases notified per 1,000 Inhabitants.
    1890189118921893189418951896189718981899Average for 10 yrs 1890-18991900
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    TABLE XXI. Number of children attending the Board and other primary Schools who were notified in each month as suffering from Scarlet Fever.
    School.Jan.Feb.March.April.May.June.July.August.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
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    TABLE XXII. Number of children attending the Board and other primary Schools in Fulham who were notified in each month as suffering from Diphtheria.
    School.Jan.Feb.March.April.May.June.July.August.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
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    TABLE XXIII. Showing the number of children on the rolls of the Board and other primary Schools in Fulham.
    Boys.Girls.Infants.Mixed.Total.
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    TABLE XXIV. Incidence of Enteric Fever in Fulham, London and adjoining districts, during the last ten years Cases of Enteric Fever notified per 1000, inhabitants:
    1890.1891.1892.1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.Average for 10 yrs 1890-18991900.
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    TABLE XXV. Percentage of notified cases in Fulham removed to isolation Hospitals.
    Scarlet Fever.Diptheria.Enteric Fever.
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    The following table gives the Diarrhœal death-rate of Fulham, London, and the adjoining parishes during the last 10 years :— TABLE XXVI. Deaths from Diarrhœa per 1,000 living.
    1890189118921893189418951896189718981899Average of io yrs-1890-18991900
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    Calculated in this way, the Diarrhœal rates for Fulham, the adjoining Parishes and London, are as follows :— TABLE XXVII.
    Deaths from Diarrhoea per 1,000 Births in 1900.
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    TABLE XXVIII.   Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis per 1,000 Births.
    Fulham.London.
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    TABLE XXIX. Deaths per 1,000 of the estimated population of each Ward from Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases.
    Death-rate from Phthisis.Death-rate from other Tubercular Diseases.Death-rate from all Tubercular Diseases.
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    TABLE XXX. Table giving the Phthisis death-rate of Fulham, the adjoining parishes and London for 1900, and the preceding 7 years.
    1893189418951896189718981899Average for 7 years.1900
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    TABLE XXXI.
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    TABLE XXXII. Accident or Negligence.
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    TABLE XXXIII.
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    TABLE XXXIV.
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    TABLE XXXV.
    Fulham.London.
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    TABLE XXXVI.
    Number of Deaths of residents in Fulham.
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    TABLE XXXVII.
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    TABLE XXXVIII. Supplemental Return for 1899, fur the Parish of Fulham.
    No of Births Registered from 1st Jan. 1899, to 30th June, 1900.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.Dead.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed.Outstanding.Certificates Granted under Clause 2 of the Vaccination Act of 1898.
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    Return of Vaccinatiun fur the period from January to June, 1900, for the Parish of Fulham. TABLE XXXIX.
    No. of Births Registered from 1st Jan., 1899, to 31st Dec., 1900.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.Dead.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed.Outstanding.Certificates Granted under Clause 2 of the Vaccination Act of 1898.
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    TABLE XL.
    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
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    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
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    DefendantOffence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
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    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
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    PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. TABLE XLI. The following samples were taken for analysis in 1900
    Article.No. of Samples.No. adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    TABLE XLII. Proceedings were instituted in the following cases:-
    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
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    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Cost.
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    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
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    TABLE XLIII. Giving the Meteorological Conditions of the 52 Weeks ending December 29th, 1900, together with the number of deaths from certain diseases and at certain ages.
    Week ending.Mean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3-ft. below surface.Mean height of Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under I year.Deaths over 60.Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases excluding DiarrhœaDeaths from Diarrhœa.Deaths from Influenza.
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    Week ending.Mean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3-ft. below surface.Mean height of Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths over 60.Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa.Deaths from Influenza.
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    Week ending.Mean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3-ft below surface.Mean height of Barometer.Rainfall in inchesSunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths over 60.Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.Deaths from PhthisisDeaths from Zymotic Diseases excluding Diaarhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa.Deaths from Influenza.
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    Week ending.Mean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3-ft below surface.Mean height of Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths over 60.Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.Deaths from PhthisisDeaths from Zymotic Diseases excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa.Deaths from Influenza.
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    TABLE XLIV. COMPARISON OF PREVALENCE OF SICKNESS & DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. (Rates calculated per 1,000 persons on the population estimated to to the middle of each year).
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheric Membranous Croup.Enteric and Continued Fever.Typhus Fever.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
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    TABLE XLV. Showing the number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified to the several Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health during the year 1900.
    Sanitary Areas.Notified Cases of Infectious Disease.
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.*Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Total.
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    TABLE XLVI. Showing the localities in which cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths from Measles and Diarrhœa occured during the year. (The figures in brackets denote the number of houses in which the cases occurred. The asterisks denote the fatal cases of Notifiable Diseases.
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diptheria and Membraneous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa.
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    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa.
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    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea.
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    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea.
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    The disease has been most prevalent in the Munster and Sand's End Wards, especially in the latter, as will be seen from the following tables:—
    WARDS.WEEK ENDING—
    September.October.November
    1815222961320273101724
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    The cases notified correspond to the following annual rates per 1,000 of the estimated population of each ward.