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Inquests.
At the 215 inquests held on inhabitants of Fulham, the
following verdicts were returned:—
Deaths from natural causes 95
Deaths through accident or negligence—
Run over 16
Falls 25
Burns or Scalds 10
Drowning 2
Suffocation of infants in bed 15
Want of attention at birth 11
Ptomaine poisoning 1
Lead poisoning 1
Other injuries 18
99
Suicide 17
Homicide 1
Open verdict:—found drowned 2
Cause of death not ascertained 1
215
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Fulham Infirmary and Workhouse.
Although the two Boroughs, Fulham and Hammersmith,
which formerly constituted the Fulham Union, are now separated
for poor law purposes, the poor of Hammersmith are still, pending
the completion of the Hammersmith Workhouse and Infirmary,
accommodated in these institutions.
In 1904 the deaths of 563 persons occurred in the Infirmary
and of 24 in the Workhouse. Of these 384 belonged to Fulham
and 203 to Hammersmith and other districts.
Western Fever Hospital.
108 deaths occurred in the Western Fever Hospital, of these
18 belonged to Fulham and 90 to other Metropolitan Boroughs.+