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Fulham 1908

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908

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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1908.

Causes of Death.Deaths at the suBjOiNED ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district.Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to LoCALITIKS, whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
All ages.Under i year.i and under 5-5 and under 15-15 and under 25-25 and under 65-65 and upwards.0 t/i iz h ccI.illie Ward.Walliam Ward.Margravine Ward.Munser Ward.llurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.Residents.Non-Residents.Total.
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Smallpox....................................
Measles7119493......1231712234..9211
Scarlet fever17971....1223423..124052
Whooping-cough341420..........6337312..415
Diphtheria and membranous croup32316103......21812295986990
Croup....................................
(Typhus....................................
Fever Enteric10....316..314......2..41014
1 Other continued....................................
Epidemic influenza33....221910152166111......
" cerebro-spinal meningitis21..1............2........1..1
Cholera....................................
Plague....................................
Diarrhœa1129712....2148152835416242143
Enteritis28232....91136361711..1
Puerperal fever10......37....2....4..312..2
Erysipelas61......321......2..122..2
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)19932630150864098214710291870878
Other tuberculous diseases8722362036..31310699520812517
Cancer,malignant disease117....1..80361518514301311 V1117..17
« • Bronchitis183218..15010319272018371638835136
Pneumonia20374486351211425293247941634539
Pleurisy6111..21..1....113..1..1
Other diseases of Respiratory organs13..21..73..432211..617
Alcoholism24........1955625..1........
Cirrhosis of liver....................................
Venereal diseases2016......2217154..2..5..5
Premature birth101101..........3131114256218415
Old age66........165712761557720121
Nephritis and Bright's disease97......16135612149217141446147
Diseases and accidents of parturition5......14..11....1..11..... .
Heart diseases14012757847929181831719918220
Accidents751866726127144919612410111
Suicides20......316136223..221..1
Homicide1..1..............••....1........
All other causes445130231512169964685395011038553270878
All causes 2157545?,378976761449157344232273508144369140454150604

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An extended table of the causes of death is given in the appendix.