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Fulham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE XXVIII.
I he percentages in the various classes of institutions in Fulham and London were as under:—
| FULHAM. | LONDON. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in workhouses and workhouse infirmaries | 17.9 | 19.3 |
| Deaths in Metropolitan Asylums Board hospitals | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Deaths in other hospitals | 30.1 | 14.3 |
| Deaths in public lunatic and imbecile asvlums | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 33.2 | 38.3 |
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
188 bodies were removed to the Mortuary during the year,
and were admitted as follows: —
At the request of the Coroner 165
Brought in by the Police 22
At the request of the Medical Officer of Health 1
188
Inquests were held on 188 and post-mortem examinations
made in 104 of the above cases.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
The chief classes of workshops in the Borough are laundries
and dressmakers. These have been regularly visited
by Mrs. Davies and generally found in a fairly satisfactory
condition.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The facilities afforded by the Council for the bacteriological examinations of suspected material as an aid to diagnosis conlinue to be much appreciated by medical practitioners, and the following specimens were examined during the year:—
| Number of Specimens. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria. Klebs Lofller or true Diphtheria bacillus isolated | 85 | |
| Pseudo Diphtheria bacillus of Hoffman isolated | 34 | |
| Negative result | 141 | |
| 260 | ||