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Fulham 1916

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916

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TABLE II.Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1916.

Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents " whether occurring within or without the District (a).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 upwardsTotal Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (b)Barons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunster WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
12345678910111213141516171819
All CausesCertified (c)198233077657379261496601148169319208284441113291157
Uncertified......................................................
1-Enteric Fever1...............1......6...1..................
2—Small Pox......................................................
3-Measles185832............14...11...32...2...
4—Scarlet Fever5...122............15...1...21...1...
5— Whooping Cough321499...............134845524...
6-Diphtheria and Croup20...2710...1......771145612...
7—Influenza32......11...21513...53525336
8-Erysipelas3..................12......1......2.........
9-Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)210...2264199528...1330253648103018
10—Tuberculous Meningitis25456811......344324251
11—Other Tuberculous Diseases3257245522134377152
12—Cancer, malignant disease178............1248469...2224171541103019
13—Rheumatic Fever5.........221............1...12...1...
14 —Meningitis. See note (d)15...4432...2...721315...3...
15—Organic Heart Disease191.........37216595...1034122749202316
16 —Bronchitis22222612...546140...1544273832124014
17—Pneumonia (all forms)15441191342173226752124263892011
18 —Other diseases of Respiratory organs2621......22613...43246...52
19—Diarrhœa and Enteritis69604............14...317511181104
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis5.........3...11......1.........211...
21—Cirrhosis of Liver18...............396...151...4124
2lA-Alcoholism5...............23......1......1...111
22—Nephritis and Bright's Disease48......211825111536911752
23—Puerperal Fever5............23......2......12......2...
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancyand Parturition7............16............2...22...1...
25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth11911711..................7251316263218
26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide721135112111712...711124162155
27—Suicide14...............662...121...7...12
28 —Other Defined Diseases4494857111042128198355614065102275841
29 — Diseases ill-defined or unknown21...............1.........1...............1
198233077657379261496601149169319208284441113291157
Sub-Entries included in above figures.14 (a) Cerebro-spinal Meningitis4......2...1...1...7......2...2.........
28 (a) Poliomyelitis......................................................

(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
Deaths of soldiers and sailors occurring in hospitals and institutions in the district are excluded from the total
(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
fied," all other deaths are to be regarded as "Uncertified."
(d) Exclusive of "Tuberculous Meningitis" (10). but inclusive of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
lumber of deaths registered in the district, and such deaths in like manner are excluded from column 11.