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Fulham 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The deaths in each quarter of the year were:—
1 fit Quarter 9
2nd „ 14
3rd 177
4th ,, 24
During the first three weeks of August no less than 116
deaths were registered from Diarrhoea or Enteritis, representing
for this period an annual death-rate per 1,000 of 13.0.
The diarrhœal mortality in Fulham compared, as is always
the case, unfavourably with that of other Metropolitan Boroughs,
only three boroughs, viz., Shoreditch, Poplar and Bermondsey,
having higher rates.
The excessive diarrhœal mortality of Fulham, as compared
with the adjoining boroughs, will be seen from the following
table:—
TABLE XXI.
| Year | No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 160 | 1.51 |
| 1895 | 50 | 0.46 |
| 1896 | 101 | 0.88 |
| 1897 | 50 | 0.42 |
| 1898 | 59 | 0.48 |
| 1899 | 68 | 0.53 |
| 1900 | 80 | 0.60 |
| 1901 | 38 | 0.28 |
| 1902 | 168 | 1.15 |
| 1903 | 62 | 0.42 |
| Mean of 10 years— | ||
| 1894-1903 | 84 | 0-68 |
| 1904 | 64 | 0-42 |
Enquiries were made in connection with the majority of the
deaths from Diarrhoea, and the following table gives particulars
with regard to the method of feeding of 81, who died under the
age of nine months:—
Suckled only 3
„ and cow's milk 1
„ and farinaceous food 3
Cows' milk only 30
„ and farinaceous food13
Condensed milk only 25
„ „ and farinaceous food 6