Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE III.
Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1921.
Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District [a).
Total Deaths
Whether Of
"Residents"
Or "Non-
Residents" In
Institutions
District (6)
Nett Deaths at all ages of " Residents " in the Wards of
the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
Causes of Death
All Ages
Under 1 Year
1 and under 2 year.
2 and under 5 years
5 and under 15 years
15 and under 26 years
J5 and under 46 years
45 and under 65 years
65 and upwards
Barons Court Ward
Lillie Ward
Walham Ward
Margravine Ward
Munster Ward
Hurlingham Ward
Sands End Ward
Town Ward
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
All Causes
Certified (c)
1864
291
65
43
79
90
247
44
603
905
172
331
158
211
459
85
278
170
Uncertified
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1—Enteric Fever
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2—Small Pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3—Measles
2
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
4—Scarlet Fever
15
1
3
1
8
2
...
...
...
22
1
1
...
1
9
...
2
1
5 — Whooping Cough
30
12
13
5
...
...
...
...
...
15
...
6
...
6
6
1
11
...
6—Diphtheria and Croup
43
2
6
8
26
...
1
...
...
143
3
8
5
4
14
...
7
2
7—Influenza
36
2
1
...
...
1
6
10
16
...
5
3
2
3
14
...
1
8
8—Erysipelas
7
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
1
9
...
2
1
...
...
...
4
...
9—Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)
153
l
...
...
5
37
56
39
15
75
5
26
14
18
41
8
28
13
10—Tuberculous Meningitis
20
4
3
2
7
2
2
...
...
13
1
7
1
2
3
1
4
1
11—Other Tuberculous Diseases
14
...
1
2
...
4
2
3
2
5
2
2
1
1
4
...
3
1
12—Cancer, malignant disease
210
...
...
...
...
3
22
99
86
87
25
38
18
22
45
8
30
24
13—Rheumatic Fever
14
...
...
2
4
2
3
3
...
2
...
2
1
1
8
1
1
...
14—Meningitis. See note (d)
14
4
2
1
3
...
1
3
...
5
...
1
3
2
6
...
1
1
IS—Organic Heart Disease
172
...
...
...
2
2
32
52
84
34
12
28
9
25
43
11
24
20
16—Bronchitis
142
12
2
1
...
...
5
28
94
53
16
33
13
11
26
12
25
6
17—Pneumonia (all forms)
147
38
18
5
5
3
28
21
29
59
13
18
11
1 23
40
8
21
13
18—Other diseases of Respiratory organs
21
1
...
...
2
3
4
8
3
3
1
3
6
4
2
...
5
...
19—Diarrhoea and Enteritis
72
62
9
1
...
...
...
...
...
56
6
13
5
15
12
...
14
7
20—Appendicitis and Typhlitis
13
...
...
1
4
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
...
2
...
4
...
21—Cirrhosis of Liver
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
1
2
2
1
...
1
2
...
2
...
2lA-Alcoholism
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
22—Nephritis and Bright 's Disease
63
...
...
...
1
2
6
20
34
50
5
11
8
4
18
2
7
8
23—Puerperal Fever
6
...
...
...
...
1
5
...
...
8
...
2
...
2
1
...
1
...
24—Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy
and Parturition
7
...
...
...
...
1
6
...
...
4
...
1
...
1
2
...
...
3
25—Congenital Debility and Malformation, including
Premature Birth
114
113
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
39
6
22
5
14
38
6
13
10
26—Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide
55
6
...
7
5
9
8
9
11
19
6
12
7
4
11
1
11
3
27—Suicide
17
...
...
...
...
1
5
8
3
...
4
2
4
2
3
...
...
2
28—Other Defined Diseases
465
32
6
5
7
16
51
128
220
196
56
86
41
45
108
25
57
47
29—Diseases ill-defined or unknown
3
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
1
...
1864
291
65
43
79
90
247
447
602
905
172
331
158
! 211
459
85
278
170
(a) All " Transferable Deaths " of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the District who have died outside (6) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district, whether of
it are included with the other deaths in columns 2—10, and columns 12-19. Transferable deaths residents or of non-residents, are entered in column 11 of Tab|e IV.
of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have died in the (c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as "Certi-
Distnct, are in like manner excluded from these columns. For the precise meaning of the term tied ," all other deaths are regarded as Uncertified." . ,.
'transferable deathj"i« footnote to Table I - (d) Exclusive of" Tuberculous Meningitis" (10). but inclusive of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Deaths of soldiers and sailors occurring in hospitals and i titutions 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