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Fulham 1903

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903

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Table: TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1903.

TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1903.

Causes of Death. 1Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages.)Total Deaths in Public Institu – tions in the District. 17
All ages. 2Under 1 year. 31 and under 5. 45 and under 15. 515 and under 25. 625 and under 65 765 and upwards. 8Barons Court Ward. 9Lillie Ward. 10Walham Ward 11Margravine Ward. 12Munster Ward. 13Hurlingham Ward. 14Sands End Ward. 15Town Ward. 16
Smallpox................................................
Measles6212472...1......1391721...1118
Scarlet-fever8...44..................2113136
Whooping-cough4824213.........361111031318
Diphtheria and membranous croup2411841......16256...3171
Croup11...........................1............
Typhus................................................
Fever Enteric16...11212...22161...3124
Other continued................................................
Epidemic infiuenza17112...85111...2156...
Cholera................................................
Plague................................................
Diarrhœa (See notes)16712735......2362975044124666
Enteritis (See notes)14121......1......1443...2......
Puerperal fever (See notes)5.........14...11.........21...3
Erysipelas511......3............2111...5
Other septic diseases6...22...2...............1...322
Phthisis (See notes)201...492715741731212545112922120
Other tubercular diseases722427948...675520318813
Cancer, malignant disease (See Notes)116.........1684713231212168141842
Bronchitis1543811......33725241122378311648
Pheumonia174544533501992520224112331235
Pleurisy62...1...3...1...2...1...2......
Other diseases of Respiratory organs1326......32...3131221...
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver28............2443252337310
Venereal diseases24191......31...4...69...5...10
Premature birth9797...............6101193531677
Diseases and accidents of parturition5.........14......2...11...1...1
Heart diseases1294271276286281417215251328
Accidents8524474361071161319527723
Suicides7.........151...211...1...2...
Murder4...211.........12...1............
All other causes559162133131719813643995678104438353162
All causes20476052666875701332130331192313445113342181732

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Seasonal Mortality.
The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as
follows:—

Table: TABLE VI

TABLE VI

Crude Death-rate.Corrected Death-rate.
1903.1903.
Fulham13.914.6
Kensington13.914.9
Hammersmith14.114.7
Chelsea15.315.9
County of London15.216.0

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Mortality in former years.
The following table gives the death-rates of Fulham and of
London, uncorrected for age and sex distribution, during the
previous 10 years.

Table: TABLE VII.

TABLE VII.

Deaths.Death-rate.
First quarter50313.6
Second quarter44011.9
Third quarter49913.5
Fourth quarter60516.4

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The difference between the rate for 1903 and the mean rate
of the preceding 10 years in Fulham represents a saving of
606 lives.

Table: TABLE VIII.

TABLE VIII.

Fulham Death-rate per 1,000.London Death-rate per 1,000.
189319.921.0
189417.917.4
189519.919.5
189617.518.2
189717.017.8
189817.318.5
189919.419.6
190017.718.6
190115.817.1
190217.117.7
Mean of 10 years 1893—190218.018.6
190313.915.2