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Fulham 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: TABLE IV.Causes of, and Ages at, Death daring War 1904.

TABLE IV.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death daring War 1904.

Causes of Death.Deaths at subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring is or beyond the district.Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the district.Total Deaths Whether of "Residents" or "Now" in Public Institu tions in the District.
All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 6565 and upwards.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.
1234567891011121314151617
Small-pox................................
Measles6420431......44798425323
Scarlet fever4..3....1..1111......33
Whooping-cough5827301......295915214212
Diphtheria and membranous croup242166......21..2918159
Croup................................
FeverTyphus..................................
Enteric6........3..1......4....15
Other continued................................
Epidemic influenza18........116223142311
Cholera................................
Plague................................
Diarrhoea (See notes)224183331..257261644576551355
Enteritis (See notes)31262....12122781551
Puerperal fever(See notes)4........4..1......1..112
Erysipelas94........5..2....21316
Other septic diseases5....l..4....11..21....3
Phrhisis Pi;,pmaru Tuberculosis217136351684838222961192020113
Other tubercular diseases78233412273179101141957
Cancer Malignant disease (See notes)128..11v913511251310289181436

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Notes.—(a) In this Table all deaths of " Resident* " occurring in public institutlon«, whether w ithin or w ithout the dlatrict, are included with the other
deaths in the columns for the several age groups (columns 2 —.*). I hey are also, in columns W— lrt, included among the deaths in their
respective " Localities " according to the previous addrenes of the deceased as given by the Hegistrars. Deaths of "Non-residents"
occurring in public institutions in the district are in like manner fxcluded from columns 2—8 and 9—17 of this Table.
(6) See notes on Table I an to the meaning of " Residents " and " Non-residents," and as to the •' Public Institution- *' taken into account for the
purposes of these Tables.
(c) All deaths occurring in public institutions situated within the distrct. whether of " Residents" or of " Non residents," are, ill addition to
being dealt with as in note (a), entered in the last columu of this Table.
(d) Under the heading of " Diarrhoea " are included deaths certified as from diarrhtea alone or in combination wit h some other cause of ill-defined
nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic enteritis ;
Zymotic enterilis;
Epidemic diarrhu-a ; Summer diarrlura ;
Dysentery and dysenteric disrrhua ;
Choleraic diarrhcea, cholera, cbolera nostras
(ij the absence of Asiatic cholera).
Under the heading of " Enteritis" are included t hose certified as from Gastroenteritis, Muoo enteritis, and Gastric catarrh, unless from information
obtiined by enquiry from the certifying practitioner or otherwise the Medical Officer of Health has reason for including such
deaths, e«pecialiy those for infanta, under tiie specific term " Diarrhoea." Under the headings of " Cancer," " Phthisis," and " Puerperal
fever " are included all registered deaths from causes comprised within these general terms.
Deaths from diarrhu-a secondary to some other well-defined disease are iiicluded under the latter.