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Of the deaths of Fulham persons, 55.03 per cent.
took place in Public Institutions as follows:
Per cent.
720 deaths in Public Assistance Institutions or Hospitals 38.77
20 deaths in Infectious Diseases Hospitals 1.08
205 deaths in Other Hospitals 11.04
77 deaths in Mental Hospitals 4.14
Zymotic Deaths. The Zymotic death rate is that
from the principal zymotic or infectious diseases, viz.,
small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping
cough, diarrhoea and fevers (typhus, enteric, other or
doubtful fevers).
The mortality from these diseases was lower than
in 1930, 39 deaths being due to them against 88 in 1930.
The death rate per 1,000 of the population was 0.25
as compared with 0.57 for 1930, the difference being
mainly due to the lower number of deaths from
measles and diarrhoea in 1931 compared with 1930.
Seasonal Mortality. The mortality in the four
quarters of the year under review was as follows:
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
1931.
639
424
314
480
1930.
496
403
362
412
The increase in the number of deaths occurrec
mainly during the first quarter as the above comparison
with the figures for 1930 will show.
Causes of Death. 1 These are classified in Table 2,
page 23. The following table shows the diseases which
caused the largest number of deaths:—
Disease.
Males.
Females.
Both
Sexes.
Percentage
of total
deaths.
Heart Diseases
210
245
455
24.5
Cancer
111
117
228
12.3
Pneumonia
90
82
172
9.2
Tuberculosis
103
66
169
9.1
Bronchitis
36
39
75
4.0
Totals
550
549
1099
59.1