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Fulham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The death-rate from the disease is the highest recorded,
the excessive mortality being mainly due to the hot drv
summer.
Fulham is invariably conspicuous by a high diarrhœal
mortality, and last year only two Metropolitan Boroughs—
viz., Poplar and Shoreditch—had higher rates.
The excessive diarrhœal mortality of Fulham, as compared
with the adjoining boroughs, will be seen from the
following table:—
TABLE XXII.
| Year. | No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1.000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1904 | 64 | 0.42 |
| 1905 | 85 | 0.54 |
| Mean of 10 years— | ||
| 1896-1905 | 78 | 0.57 |
| 1906 | 53 | 0.33 |
DEATHS FROM TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
Phthisis accounted for 182 deaths, the decennial average
corrected for the increase of population being 217; while 70
deaths were ascribed to other tubercular diseases, such as
Tubercular Meningitis, Tabes Mesenterica and General
Tuberculosis.
In the several wards of the Borough the death-rates from
Phthisis and other tubercular diseases were as follow:—
The deaths in each quarter of the year were as under:—
| No. of Deaths, | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter „ | 5 | 0.12 |
| 2nd „ | 14 | 0.35 |
| 3rd „ | . 178 | 4.49 |
| 4 th „ | 44 | 1.11 |
| 241 | 1.51 |