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Fulham 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: TABLE II.Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1918.

TABLE II.

Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1918.

Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths wether of "Residents" in Institutions in the District(b)Nett Deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
Causes or DeathAll AgesUnder 1 Year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 year.5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under45 years45 and under 65 year.65 and upwardsBarons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunsier WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
12345678910111213141516171819
All CausesCertified (c)2490286121132118190504526613...181450241334540119414211
Uncertified1.....................1...............1.........
1—Entcric Fever5............13...12111...1......1
2—Small Pox......................................................
3—Measles46814195............23...125515252
1—Scarlet Fever4...13...............22...2......1......1
5—Whooping Cough581917211............161871121262
6—Diphtheria and Croup1221441.........4911214...3...
7—Influenza489418324175201813710258638591271810531
8—Erysipelas2...1...............1......1...1............
9—Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)2071...385679537291530202930204419
10—Tuberculous Meningitis25517552......4...3526171
11—Other Tuberculous Diseases221334622517333131
12—Cancer, malignant disease159............11783581123114739102422
13—Rheumatic Fever2.........2.................................11
14— Meningitis. Sec note (d)1451221111141222313...
IS—Organic Heart Disease209.........2531631084212928264782624
16—Bronchitis19315723110471081144416263873216
17—Pneumonia (all forms)2835445261716534032151955314657154515
18 —Other diseases of Respiratory organs22...1...2366424234612...
19— Diarrhœa and Enteritis60555.....................1207911...8...
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis13......12...442......41...43...1
21—Cirrhosis of Liver6...............24......2......112......
21a-Alcoholism......................................................
22—Nephritis and Bright's Disease49......1221318131385158343
23—Puerperal Fever6............15......2...1...11......3
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition4............13............1...11...1...
25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth7373.....................2810591911110
26 -Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide506119447181463810379
27—Suicide12............1641......2122...32
28 —Other Defined Diseases466387710125811322194884446686217443
29 —Diseases ill-defined or unknown......................................................
2491286121132118190504526614212181450241334541119414211
Sub Entries included figures.14 (a) Cerebro spinal Meningitis31...1...1.........13...1............2...
28 (a) Poliomyelitis1............1...............1..................

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(a) All "Transferable Death" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the District who have died outside it,
are included with the other deaths in columns2-10, and columns 12-19. Transferable deaths of
non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have died in the District,
are in like manner excluded from these columns. For the precise meaning of the term"Tranferable deaths" see footnote to Table IX.
(b) All deaths occuring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district whether o f resident or
of non-resident, are entered in column II of Table VI.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as "Certified,"
all other deaths are regaded as "Uncertified."
(d) Exclusive of "Tuberculous Meningitis"(10), but inclusive of Cerebro- Spinal Meningiftis.
Deaths of soldiers and sailors occurring in hospital and institutions in the district are
excluded from the total number of deaths registered in the district and such deaths in like
manner are excluded from column II.