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10.
Certification of Causes of Death:—Of the 1,780
deaths registered, 1625 or 91.27 per cent., were certified
by registered medical practitioners, 95 by coroners after
inquest, 59 by coroners without inquest and one death
was uncertified.
Deaths in Public Institutions:—
Fulham Hospital:-The deaths of 662 persons
occurred in the Fulham Hospital, of whom 653 lived in
Fulham and 9 in other districts.
Western Fever Hospital:—In this institution there
were 117 deaths, of whom 22 were Fulham residents
while 95 were persons belonging to other districts.
Deaths occurring outside the Borough among persons
belonging thereto:—The deaths of Fulham residents
outside the borough numbered 360, and occurred in the
following places:—
St George's Hospital 44
West London Hospital 30
Other General Hospitals 78
Children's Hospitals 28
Women's Hospitals 17
Other Special Hospitals 19
Homes for advanced cases 9
Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board 13
Poor Law Hospitals 22
Lunatic Asylums 33
Sanatoria 6
Nursing Homes, private houses and elsewhere 61
360
Of the deaths registered, 974 or 54.7 per cent.,
took place either in poor law institutions, in hospitals
or in public lunatic asylums, the percentages in the
various classes of institutions being as under:—
Per cent.
675 Deaths in Workhouses or Workhouse Infirmaries 38.0
25 „ „ Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals 2.0
231 „ „other Hospitals 12.9
33 „ „ Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums 1.8
54.7