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fore, 1926 deaths of persons—943 males and 983
females—having their usual residence in Fulham,
representing an annual rate of 13.00 per thousand
of the population. This rate is 0.6 above that of
the previous year and 0.3 below that of 1931.
The following death rates for 1933 are of
interest:—
England and Wales 12.3
London 12.2
Fulham 13.0
Certifications of causes of death. Of the 1,926
deaths belonging to the borough, 1,730 or 89.8
per cent, were certified by registered medical
practitioners; 121 or 6.3 per cent, by coroners
after inquests; 74 or 3.8 per cent, by coroners
without inquests, while one case was uncertified.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
Fulham Hospital. In this institution, belonging
to the London County Council, there were
664 deaths, of which 624 were of Fulham residents,
while 40 were of persons belonging to other
districts.
Western Hospital, one of the London County
Council Infectious Diseases Hospitals, had 98
deaths during the year. Of this number 18 were
Fulham residents and 80 were patients admitted
from other districts.
Deaths of Fulham residents outside the borough.
The deaths of Fulham residents in institutions
outside the borough numbered 477 and occurred
in the following places:—