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Fulham 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Diarrhœa.
The deaths in the four quarters of the year due to Diarrhœa and Zymotic or Infective Enteritis, were:—
| No. of Deaths, | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 5 | 0.13 |
| 2nd „ | 5 | 0.13 |
| 3rd „ | 75 | 1.89 |
| 4th ,, (14 weeks) . | 27 | 0.62 |
| 112 | 0.69 |
The mortality from Diarrhœa was higher than in 1907, when
83 deaths were due to it, but was considerably below the
average of the ten years 1898-1907, viz., 175; and the position
of Fulham, as compared with other metropolitan boroughs,
was somewhat less unfavourable than usual, 8 boroughs having
higher rates, whereas in 1907 only one, and in 1906 but two
boroughs had higher rates.
The excessive diarrhœal mortality of Fulham as compared
with the County of London and the adjoining boroughs will
be seen from the following table:—-
TABLE XXVII.
| Mean of 5 years, 1886-1890. | Mean of 5 years, 1891-1895. | Mean of 5 years, 1896-1900. | Mean of 5 years, 1901-1905. | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.58 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 0.52 | 0.69 |
| Kensington | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.21 | 0.48 |
| Hammersmith | 1.05 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 1.09 | 0.17 | 0.59 |
| Chelsea | 0.77 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.4/ |
| County of London | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 0.32 | 0.53 |