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Fulham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Table II.
| Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of “Residents,” whether occurring within or without the District (a). | Total Deaths, whether of “Residents” or “Non-Residents” in Institutions in the District (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 of Death. | 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 under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 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) | 1829 | 118 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 58 | 95 | 83 | 183 | 296 | 447 | 421 | 844 | 185 | 312 | 211 | 197 | 380 | 114 | 286 | 144 |
| Uncertified | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | 31 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | 30 | — | 1 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | — | |
| 6. Influenza | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 112 | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 12 | — | 48 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 5 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous diseases | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. Syphilis | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 51 | 67 | 81 | 49 | 94 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 62 | 14 | 58 | 25 | |
| 14. Diabetes | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | 498 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 79 | 171 | 196 | 210 | 47 | 92 | 58 | 53 | 103 | 30 | 75 | 40 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 9 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | 69 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 139 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 58 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 10 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 21 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 56 | 52 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 32. Senility | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 33. Suicide | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 34. Other violence | 69 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 | |
| 35. Other defined causes | 93 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1832 | 118 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 95 | 83 | 183 | 296 | 447 | 423 | 844 | 186 | 313 | 211 | 197 | 381 | 114 | 286 | 144 | |
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, whether of
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.”