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Distribution of Deaths.—The number and the causes
of the deaths in the several wards of the borough are
given in Table II.
Certification of the Causes of Death.—Of the 1,820
deaths registered, 1,658, or 91.1 per cent., were certified
by registered medical practitioners, 161 by coroners
after inquest, and one death being uncertified.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
Fulham Infirmary.—The deaths of 628 persons
occurred in the Fulham Infirmary, of whom 526 lived
in Fulham and 102 in other districts.
Western Fever Hospital.—In this institution there
were 18 deaths of residents in Fulham and 148 deaths
of residents in other districts.
Deaths occurring outside the Borough among Persons
belonging thereto.—The deaths of Fulham residents
outside the borough numbered 373, and occurred in the
following places :—
St. George's Hospital 60
West London Hospital 21
Other General Hospitals 48
Children's Hospitals 23
Hospitals for Women 6
Other Special Hospitals 42
Homes for advanced cases 9
Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board 13
Poor Law Infirmaries 17
Mental Hospitals 62
Sanatoria 15
Nursing Homes, private houses and elsewhere 57
373
Of the deaths registered, 860, or 47.2 per cent., took
place either in poor law institutions, in hospitals or in
mental hospitals, the percentages in the various classes
of institutions being as under :—
Per cent.
Deaths in Workhouses or Workhouse Infirmaries 29.8
„ Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals 1.7
„ Mental Hospitals 3.4
„ other Hospitals 12.3
47.2