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Mortality from Tuberculosis.—168 deaths (102 of
males and 66 of females) were registered from pulmonary
tuberculosis, corresponding to a death-rate of 1.08
per 1,000, which is the lowest recorded in Fulham, and
0.28 per 1,000 below the average of the preceding
five years.
To other tuberculous diseases 42 deaths were asscribed,
the mortality being at the rate of 0.27 per
1,000.
Of the 168 persons certified as having died from
pulmonary tuberculosis, 36 had not been notified as
suffering from the disease. Of these 10 were inmates
of Lunatic Asylums, eight died in hospitals or infirmaries
and in three cases the cause of death was
ascertained after inquest.
The following table gives the time that elapsed in
notified cases of pulmonary tuberculosis between the
first notification and the date of death.

It is obvious that a large proportion of the fatal
cases was not notified in the early stages of the disease.
Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis.—The Fulham
Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption,
founded by the Central Fund for the Promotion of
the Voluntary System, was opened under the management
of a voluntary Committee on November 1st, 1911,
at 632, Fulham Road.
In May, 1913, the Borough Council, with the approval
of the Local Government Board, entered into
an agreement with the Committee of Management of
the Fulham Tuberculosis Dispensary, under which the
Council agreed to contribute for the financial year