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Fulham 1912

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912

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Table: table v. Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.

table v. Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.

Nett Deaths at the subjoined of "Residents " whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths whether of "Residents " or Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (b)Nett Deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 1 Yearl and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and upwardsBarons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunster WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
12345678910111213141516171819
All CausesCertified (c)2022395781196787317464495641171338176264450115339169
Uncertified1...............1......1.....................
Enteric Fever8......1331...8...31121......
Small Pox......................................................
Measles651217333............83215512101137
Scarlet Fever6......24............17......3...3.........
Whooping Cough45238113............21293514...102
Diphtheria and Croup151284............4521...17...4...
Influenza16............1177...4......3...333
Erysipelas511............1267...31.........1...
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)213138431916015842338132747133814
Tuberculous Meningitis2131134............512...67131
Other Tuberculous Diseases225232244...1214234251
Cancer, malignant disease155............1138160351523151530112521
Rheumatic Fever5.........311......1...2......3.........
Meningitis. See note (d)175......5232...6...3155...12
Organic Heart Disease169......196336159271328152022143918
Bronchitis1773561......8379038123816223883112
Pneumonia (all forms)197662220343423254920312325448388
Other diseases of Respiratory organs21222......375222326222
Diarrhœa and Enteritis383312......11...201621010...63
Appendicitis and Typhlitis9.........2232...422......311...
Cirrhosis of Liver19...............11444432...5...32
Alcoholism7...............25...7121...1...11
Nephritis and Bright's Disease681...124103713245749198106
Puerperal Fever7............151...6...2122.........
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition7............241.........112111...
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth1511442122.........2352714263562810
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide6715311481011587798153135
Suicides18............21141114......4...45
Other Defined Diseases473488212157510420910448754160112325946
Diseases ill-defined or unknown2...............11......1.........1.........
2023395781196787317465495641172338176264450115339169

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(a) All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the District who have died outside
it, are included with the other deaths in columns 2—10. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e.,
of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have died in the^ District, are in like
manner excluded from these columns. For the precise meaning of the term ' transfeiable deaths
see footnote to Table IV.
(b) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district whether of
residents or of non-residents, are entered in column 11 of Table VI.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as Certi
fied ,"all other deaths are to be regarded as Uncertified
(d)Exclusive of" Tuberculous Meningitis" (10). but inclusive of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.