Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 1 | All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | Barons Court Ward | Lillie Ward | Walham Ward | Margravine Ward | Munster Ward | Hurlingham Ward | Sands End Ward | Town Ward | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified (c) | 1994 | 323 | 96 | 89 | 66 | 91 | 255 | 480 | 594 | 149 | 151 | 374 | 170 | 262 | 414 | 117 | 333 | 173 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1-Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 2-Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3-Measles | 75 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| 4-Scarlet Fever | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5-Whooping Cough | 22 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | |
| 6-Diphtheria and Croup | 16 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 7-lnfluenza | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 8-Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9-Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 191 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 80 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 39 | 16 | |
| 10-Tuberculous Meningitis | 25 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | |
| 11-Other Tuberculous Diseases | 24 | 5 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 12-Cancer, malignant disease | 178 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 92 | 70 | ... | 19 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 21 | |
| 13-Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 14-Meningitis. See note (d) | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| 15-Organic Heart Disease | 202 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 98 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 7 | 33 | 23 | |
| 16-Bronchitis | 180 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 116 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |
| 17-Pneumonia (all forms) | 179 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 8 | |
| 18-Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 16 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 19-Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 85 | 63 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |
| 20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| 21—Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | |
| 21A-Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22—Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 75 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 7 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 93 | 92 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 8 | |
| 26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 54 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| 27—Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 28 —Other Defined Diseases | 478 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 127 | 212 | 5 | 46 | 81 | 29 | 65 | 105 | 32 | 74 | 46 | |
| 29—Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 1994 | 323 | 96 | 89 | 66 | 91 | 255 | 480 | 594 | 149 | 151 | 374 | 170 | 262 | 414 | 117 | 333 | 173 | ||
| Sub- Entries included in above figures. | 14 (a) Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 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.