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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 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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Mortality from Tuberculosis.—210 deaths (110
of males and 100 of females) were registered from
pulmonary tuberculosis, representing a death-rate of
1.41 per 1,000, the average of the preceding five years
being 1.30.
To other tuberculous diseases 56 deaths were due,
the mortality being at the rate of 4.38 per 1,000.
The distribution of the deaths from tuberculosis was as under:—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in Poor Law Institutions | 35 | 41 |
| Deaths in Hospitals and Sanatoria | 25 | 17 |
| Deaths in Asylums | 10 | 5 |
| Deaths at Home | 71 | 62 |
| 141 | 125 |
Treatment and Orevention of Tuberculosis. Fulham Tuberculosis Dispensary.-the follow ing table gives a summary of the work of the dispen sary:-
| 1. Suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | 225 | |
| 2. „ „ other forms „ | 13 | |
| 3. suspected cases ,, | 311 | |
| 4. non-tuberculous | 200 | |
| Total | 749 | |
| Total Cases notified during 1916 (including 15 cases admitted during previous years) | 253 | |
| Number of Patients Treated (old and new) | ||
| 1. Insured | 309 | |
| 2. Uninsured | 1,096 | |
| Total | 1,405 | |