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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 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915
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Diarrhœa.
72 deaths under one year of age and nine between
one and two years were ascribed to diarrhoea or to
enteritis. This diarrhœal death-rate, measured by the
proportion of deaths under two years to births registered,
was 21 per 1000, the corresponding rate of the
County of London being 25, and the average rate in
Fulham of the preceding 10 years, 32 per 1000.
Influenza
35 deaths were certified to be due to influenza, the
numbers in the three preceding years being 16, 27 and
25.
DEATHS FROM OTHER DISEASES.
Cancer.
From malignant growths there were 172 deaths, 71
of males and 101 of females, representing a death-rate
of 1.12 per 1000, against a decennial average of 1.06.
The parts primarily affected were :—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer of the Buccal Cavity | 8 | 2 |
| Cancer of the Stomach, Liver, &c. | 26 | 26 |
| Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum | 15 | 14 |
| Cancer of the Female Genital Organs | — | 31 |
| Cancer of the Breast | — | 23 |
| Cancer of the Skin | 3 | 1 |
| Cancer of other or unspecified Organs | 19 | 4 |
| 71 | 101 |
Diseases of the Respiratory System.
503 deaths were ascribed to diseases of the respiratory
system, or 22.5% of the deaths from all causes, being 80
above the decennial average.