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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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In Table 35, page 94, the notifications received during the year are classified
according to the ages of the persons affected, and the number of cases notified in each ward of
the Borough is also given.
MORTALITY FROM TUBERCULOSIS.
Respiratory system:
112 Deaths 67 males, 45 females.
Death rate 0.78 per 1,000, being 0.01 higher than in 1934.
93 notified (80.34 per cent.).
19 not notified (16.96 per cent.). Of these 19 cases, 12 died in institutions.
Other Tuberculous Diseases:
17 Deaths 6 males, 11 females.
Death rate 0.12 per 1,000, being 0.02 lower than in 1934.
9 notified (52.94 per cent.).
8 not notified (47.06 per cent.). Of these 8 cases, 5 died in
institutions and three were notified after death.
PERIOD BETWEEN PRIMARY NOTIFICATION AND DEATH.
| Respiratory system: | ||
| Under 1 month | 10 | (10.75 per cent.) |
| 1-3 months | 11 | (11.83 per cent.) |
| 3-6 months | 12 | (12.90 per cent.) |
| 6-12 months | 16 | (17.20 per cent.) |
| 1-2 years | 20 | (21.51 per cent.) |
| Over two years | 24 | (25.81 per cent.) |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases: | ||
| Under 1 month | 6 | (66.67 per cent.) |
| 1-3 months | — | |
| 3-6 months | — | |
| 6-12 months | — | |
| 1-2 years | 2 | (22.22 per cent.) |
| Over two years | 1 | (11.11 per cent.) |