London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1912
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912
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The distribution of the deaths was as under:—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in Poor Law Institutions | 58 | 21 |
| Deaths in Hospitals | 15 | 11 |
| Deaths in Asylums | 6 | 6 |
| Deaths at Home | 51 | 45 |
| 130 | 83 |
To other tuberculous diseases 43 deaths were
ascribed.
In the several wards of the borough the death-rates
from phthisis and other tuberculous diseases were as
under:—
TABLE XIX.
| Death-rate from Phthisis. | Death-rate from other Tuberculous Diseases. | Death-rate from all Tuberculous Diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court Ward | 1.84 | 0.16 | 2.00 |
| Lillie Ward | 1.54 | 0.25 | 1.79 |
| Walham Ward | 1.04 | 0.16 | 1.20 |
| Margravine Ward | 1.52 | 0.49 | 2.01 |
| Munster Ward | 1.23 | 0.29 | 1.52 |
| Hurlingham Ward | 1.37 | 0.32 | 1.69 |
| Sands End Ward | 1.43 | 0.30 | 1.73 |
| Town Ward | 1.06 | 0.15 | 1.21 |
| The Borough | 1.36 | 0.28 | 1.64 |