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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 1905
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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TABLE XXV. Deaths per 1,000 of the population of each Ward from Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases.
| Death-rate from other Tubercular Diseases. | Death-rate from all Tubercular Diseases. | Death rate from Phthisis. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court Ward | 1.10 | 0.23 | 1.33 |
| Lillie | 1.33 | 0.74 | 2.07 |
| Walham | 1.27 | 0.30 | 1.57 |
| Margravine | 1.26 | 0.33 | 1.59 |
| Minister | 1.43 | 0.64 | 2.07 |
| Hurlingham | 1.67 | 0.22 | 1.89 |
| Siinds End „ | 0.79 | 0.88 | 1.67 |
| 0.91 | Town | 0.23 | 1.14 |
| The Borough | 1.23 | 0.54 | 1.77 |
65 or just over one-third of the deaths from Phthisis
occurred in the Fulham Infirmary.
Notification of Phthisis.
The voluntary notification of cases of tubercular phthisis,
which was begun in 1902, lias been continued, and 152
notifications were received —35 occurring in private and 117 in
public practice.
The cases notified in the various Wards were as under:—
| Baron's Court Ward | 9 |
| Lillie „ | 25 |
| Walham „ | 14 |
| Margravine „ | 28 |
| Munster „ | 29 |
| Hurlingham „ | 12 |
| Sands End „ | 26 |
| Town „ | 9 |
| 152 |