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Fulham 1917

Fulham Borough

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TABLE II. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1917. Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of “Residents” whether occurring within or without the District (a).

Causes of Death 1All AgesUnder 1 Year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under45 years45 and under 65 years65 and upwardsBarons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunster WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
All CausesCertified (c)199432396896691255480594149151374170262414117333173
Uncertified......................................................
1-Enteric Fever2...............2......13............11......
2-Small Pox......................................................
3-Measles752628165............1532261219292
4-Scarlet Fever4......21...1......23......2...2.........
5-Whooping Cough2251151............626134...6...
6-Diphtheria and Croup1623101............53...4253...2...
7-lnfluenza321.........15718...34...65464
8-Erysipelas2...............1...1111..................
9-Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)1913241032805193730193237113916
10-Tuberculous Meningitis25837511......144453...5...
11-Other Tuberculous Diseases245...334621314544231
12-Cancer, malignant disease1782......11129270...1931171535172321
13-Rheumatic Fever5.........311.........11......111...
14-Meningitis. See note (d)17414323......103123512...
15-Organic Heart Disease202......1272074982143720244473323
16-Bronchitis18015231211301161114016263172326
17-Pneumonia (all forms)17947311764183422714391326398328
18-Other diseases of Respiratory organs16...11...1382...25131...13
19-Diarrhæa and Enteritis8563841...324...1241310172162
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis8......122...21...1.........322...
21—Cirrhosis of Liver12......11...334...2221...14...
21A-Alcoholism......................................................
22—Nephritis and Bright's Disease75...1...43123421161452149187
23 Puerperal Fever4............22......3...1......2...1...
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition4............22............1...12.........
25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth9392......1...............610811281218
26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide54525836111421104788106
27—Suicide6...............51......11...1111...
28 —Other Defined Diseases478453472357127212546812965105327446
29—Diseases ill-defined or unknown5......1......121...211.........1...
199432396896691255480594149151374170262414117333173
Sub- Entries included in above figures.14 (a) Cerebro spinal Meningitis11313112......9...2134...1...
28 (a) Poliomyelltis......................................................

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