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Fulham 1911
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
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Mortality from Tuberculosis.
223 deaths (133 of males and 90 of females) were
registered from phthisis (tuberculosis of the lungs), being
27 in excess of the average number in the five years
1906— 1910.
The distribution of the deaths was as under:—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in Poor Law Institutions | 63 | 34 |
| Deaths in Hospitals | 11 | 11 |
| Deaths in Asylums | 8 | 5 |
| Deaths at Home | 51 | 40 |
| 133 | 90 |
To other tuberculous diseases 74 deaths were ascribed.
In the several wards of the borough the death-rates
from phthisis and other tuberculous diseases were as
under:—
TABLE XIX. Deaths per 1,000 of the population of each Ward from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases.
| Death-rate from Phthisis. | Death-rate from other Tuberculous Diseases. | Death-rate from all Tuberculous Diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court Ward | 1.04 | 0.41 | 1.45 |
| Lillie Ward | 2.02 | 0.63 | 2.65 |
| Walham Ward | 2.00 | 0.63 | 2.63 |
| Margravine Ward | 1.55 | 0.44 | 1.99 |
| Munster Ward | 1.52 | 0.48 | 2.00 |
| Hurlingham Ward | 0.85 | 0.2 I | 1.06 |
| Sands End Ward | 1.15 | 0.65 | 1.80 |
| Town Ward | 1.07 | 0.08 | 1.15 |
| The Borough | 1.45 | 0.48 | 1.93 |