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Fulham 1915

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915

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Table: TABLE III.Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1915.

TABLE III.

Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1915.

Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deathswhether of"Residents"or "Non-Residents" in Institutionsin theDistrict (6)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 Year1 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)2334446156115968629655958030417944822330150094398191
Uncertified......................................................
1—Enteric Fever4...............4......4...2...11.........
2—Small Pox3......1.........2..................3.........
3—Measles1212462323............302161418253421
4—Scarlet Fever1711561214213222142
5 —Whooping Cough51261393............12651213292
6—Diphtheria and Croup2715714...............3335724...
7—Influenza352...1116717...532510226
8—Erysipelas72...............232...5...1......1...
9—Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)198...32331925982684418244733717
10—Tuberculous Meningitis257296...1...315236152
11—Other Tuberculous Diseases266225353125247132
12—Cancer, malignant disease172...............228664112029231421103025
13—Rheumatic Fever6.........42..................113...1...
14 - Meningitis. See note (d)247344231733238...5...
15—Organic Heart Disease203.........10525748972042151950112719
16 - Bronchitis2152758...21157105121248243051.........
17 — Pneumonia (all forms)2566436197823673221194530485064216
18 —Other diseases of Respiratory organs32...31415993...9538...52
19—Diarrhoea and Enteritis86729......1...22722595231165
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis10.........1152121112111
21—Cirrhosis of Liver20...............5123355...24...31
21 A-Alcoholism7...............25......111......2...2
22—Nephritis and Bright's Disease73.........35162524157136717896
23—Puerperal Fever5...............5......5...3...11.........
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition5............14.........11......21......
25— Congenital Debility and Malformation, in-cluding Premature Birth149149.....................46231125378336
26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide7811310671016156318761521710
27—Suicide15............2562393311213...
28—Other Defined Diseases4634695161345123200...5187396085236752
29—Diseases ill-defined or unknown11................................................
2334446156115968629655958030417944822330150094398191
Sub-Entries included in above figures.14 (a) Cerebr-ospinal Meningitis103...2122......612113...2...
28 (a) Poliomyelitis......................................................

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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, and columns 12—19. 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
"transferable deaths" see footnote to Table IX
(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.
Deaths of soldiers and sailors occurring in hospitals and institutions in the district are excluded from the total number of deaths registered in the district, and such deaths in like manner are excluded from column 11.