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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— 1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | Over 85 | Total under | Total | Total 1894 | |
| Burns or Scalds | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 |
| Suffocation | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 16 | 7 |
| Otherwise | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 |
| 2. Homicide— Manslaughter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Murder | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Suicide— Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
1. Includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet. Fever, Diphtheria
and Membranous Croup, Whooping Cough, Typhus,
Enteric and Simple Continued Fevers and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Tabes and
Tubercular Meningitis.