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Fulham 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: TABLE II.Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year 1920.

TABLE II.

Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year 1920.

Causes or Death.All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 year,.5 and under 1515 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years15 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.Total Deaths Residents or "Non-Residhnts" in Institutions District (6).Barou&Couct-WardLillie Ward.Walbaro Ward.Munstcr Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sauds End Ward.Town Ward.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.111213141516171819
All Causes/Certified (c)1,82631940519878237441562895166314180194395102307118
Uncertified11..............................1...............
1—Enteric Fever4............13......1.........1......11
2—Small Pox..............................1.....................
3—Measles248555.........134...2414193
4—Scarlet Fever9...153............22...1............3...
5—Whooping Cough171123......1......12...3133...43
6—Diphtheria and Croup44...312281.........1292734134101
7—Influenza281......311184...23...27473
8—Erysipelas62............1126111.........11
9—Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)1421'328246334785...24141423112218
10 Tubereuleus Meningitis1542...611......131......16...3...
11—Other Tuberculous Diseases153......434......4...3...45...21
12—Cancer, malignant disease1891111...2110955782333131341182820
13 Rheumatic Fever6.........51.........12.........1...4...
14 Menigitis. See note(d)521......11......1...1.........1......
l5—Organic Heart Disease197.........832459103392436281434123019
16—Bronchitis142263.........331794862820182752810
17—Pneumonia (all forms)169401511...1325333156133314263952316
18—Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs174...1......1371...3117...41
19—Diarrhoea and Enteritis3636.....................24383611221
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis11.........13...414...21...5...21
21—Cirrhosis of Liver7..................7...33...21.........1
21 a—Alcoholism1..................1...2........................
22—Nephritis and Bright's Disease65.........43924255021368173124
23—Puerperal Fever10............361...1211...113...13
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition7............34............2111...11
25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth120119...1...............3692213172352110
26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide55724958713145647162132
27—Suicide ...2017S41262...5113
28—Other defined diseases4595325101140110228212517047*51100267044
29-Diseases ill -defined or unknown72......1...2...22...2......113...
1,82732040519878287441562895166314181194395102307168

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(a) All " Transferable deaths" of residents, i c., of persons resident in the District Who have died outsiedit are included with the other deaths in cloumns 2-10 and colmns 12-19 Transferaable death of are in like manner exeluded from these columns For the presie meaning of the rerm "transferable
non residents, i.c., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have died in the District, Deaths of Soldeers and Sailors Occurring in Hospitals and instituions in the District are Excluded from the Total number of
deaths registered in the district and such daths in like manner are excluded from column from Column11.
(b) All deaths occurring in Institutions for sick and infirm Situated within be districct, Whether of residents or of non
residents, are entered in column of Table iv
(c)All deaths certified by regilstered Medical Pratitioners and all inquest cases are classed as " Certified,"
all other deaths are regaree as "Uncerified."
(d) Exclusive of 'Tuberculus Menigitis (10)but inclusive of Cerebro Spinal Menigits.