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Fulham 1924
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1924
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TABLE II. Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1924.
| Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District (a). | Total Deaths,whether of"Residents"or " Nonresidents " in Institutionsin theDistrict (b). | Nett deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards of the Borough, whether occurring in or beyond the Wards. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Causes op Death. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | Baron's Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| All Causes | Certified (c) | 1,819 | 214 | 64 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 125 | 135 | 496 | 652 | 821 | 193 | 298 | 176 | 212 | 376 | 106 | 288 | 170 |
| Uncertified | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 2. Small pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles | 29 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 6. Diphtheria | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | —_ | — | — | 86 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 7. Influenza | 60 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | —_ | 22 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 52 | 21 | 39 | 3 | 52 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 25 | 12 | |
| 11. Disseminated Tuberculosis | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| 12. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 24 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 17 | 107 | 90 | 81 | 23 | 42 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 26 | 31 | |
| 14. Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | —_ | —_ | — | — | —_ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
| 15. Diabetes | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 16. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 27 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 17. Heart Disease | 221 | — | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 78 | 115 | 56 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 24 | |
| 18. Arterio-sclerosis | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | 156 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 38 | 99 | 56 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 29 | 18 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 189 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 52 | 74 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 26 | 50 | 6 | 22 | 6 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 16 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 22 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| 27. Puerperal Sepsis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 28. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| 29. Congenital Debility and malformation, premature birth | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 6 | |
| 30. Suicide | 18 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 31. Other deaths from violence | 71 | 5 | — | 1 | _ | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 | |
| 32. Other defined diseases | 296 | 37 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 67 | 129 | 116 | 30 | 44 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 18 | 54 | 28 | |
| 33. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1,820 | 214 | 64 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 125 | 135 | 496 | 653 | 821 | 193 | 298 | 176 | 212 | 377 | 106 | 288 | 170 | |
(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—13, and columns 15—22. 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 I.
(b) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district, whethei
residents or of non-residents, are entered in column 14 of Table II.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as " Certified
all other deaths are regarded as " Uncertified."