Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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many of the diseases ascribed to Marasmus, Debility, Convulsions,
etc., were tubercular in nature. In the several wards of
the borough the death-rates from Phthisis and other tubercular
diseases were as under:—
TABLE XL IV.
Deaths per 1,000 of the population of each Ward from Phthisis and
other Tubercular Diseases.
Death-rate from
Phthisis.
Death-rate from
other Tubercular
Diseases.
Death-rate from
all Tubercular
Diseases.
Barons Court Ward
0.82
0.33
1.15
Lillie Ward
1.57
0.37
1.94
Walham Ward
1.80
0.86
2.66
Margravine Ward
1.65
0.60
2.25
Munster Ward
1.18
0.50
1.68
Hurlingham Ward
1.01
0.45
1.46
Sands End Ward
1.20
0.91
2.11
Town Ward
1.50
0.46
1.96
The Borough ...
1.35
0.57
1.92
TABLE XLV.
Table giving the Phthisis death-rate of Fulham, the adjoining parishes
and London for 1900, and the preceding 8 years.
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
Average
for 8 yrs
1893-'oo
1901
Fulham
1.51
1.42
1.40
1.66
1.53
1.47
1.83
1.57
1.55
1.35
Kensington
1.57
1.53
1.49
1.42
1.44
1.26
1.34
1.18
1.40
1.36
Hammersmith
1.51
1.58
1.56
1.40
1.39
1.48
1.72
1.61
1.53
1.42
Chelsea
1.75
1.64
1.92
1.82
1.80
1.74
1.79
1.72
1.77
1.73
London
1.90
1.72
1.77
1.68
1.71
1.72
1.82
1.80
1.77
1.65