London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Fulham 1925
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1925
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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 1,754
deaths registered, 1,605, or 91 -5 per cent., were certified
by registered medical practitioners, 148 by coroners
after inquest, and one death being uncertified.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
Fulham Hospital (formerly known as Fulham
Infirmary).—The deaths of 665 persons occurred in
the Fulham Hospital, of whom 569 lived in Fulham
and 96 in other districts.
Western Fever Hospital.—In this institution there
were 17 deaths of residents in Fulham and 85 deaths of
residents in other districts.
| St. George's Hospital | 49 |
| West London Hospital | |
| Other General Hospitals | 76 |
| Children's Hospitals | 23 |
| Hospitals for Women | 10 |
| Other Special Hospitals | 25 |
| Homes for advanced cases | 14 |
| Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board | 7 |
| Poor Law Infirmaries | 12 |
| Mental Hospitals | 48 |
| Sanatoria | 10 |
| Nursing Homes, private houses and elsewhere | 43 |
| 343 | |
Of the deaths registered, 886 or 50-5 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 :—