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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 1903
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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| Chelsea Infirmary | 1 |
| St. Pancras Workhouse | 1 |
| Wormwood Scrubbs Prison | 1 |
| Banstead Asylum | 11 |
| Camberwell House Asylum | 1 |
| Cane Hill Asylum | 8 |
| Caterham Asylum | 2 |
| City of London Asylum | 1 |
| Claybury Asylum | 2 |
| Clerkenwell Asylum | 1 |
| Colney Hatch Asylum | 5 |
| Darenth Asylum | 2 |
| Dartford Asylum | 3 |
| Hanwell Asylum | 12 |
| Horton Asylum, Epsom | 18 |
| Leavesden Asylum | 1 |
| Manor House Asylum, Epsom | 2 |
| Peckhan House Asylum | 1 |
| Tooting Bec Asylum | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 10 |
| 278 |
Of the 2047 deaths of residents in Fulham registered
during last year, 602 or 29 - 4 % took place either in workhouses,
in hospitals, or in public lunatic asylums.
The percentages in the various classes of institution in
Fulham and London were as under.
TABLE XXXV.
| FULHAM. | LONDON. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in workhouses and workhouse infirmaries | 15·2% | 18·3% |
| Deaths in Metropolitan Asylums Board hospitals | 1·5% | 1·6% |
| Deaths in other hospitals | 9·2% | 12·4% |
| Deaths in public lunatic and imbecile asylums | 3·5% | 3·1% |
| 29·4% | 35·4% |