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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Table II.
Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1931.
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 in the District(b)
Nett deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards
of the Brough, whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
Causes of Death.
All ages.
Under 1 year
1 and under 2 year
2 and under 3 year
3 and under 4 year
4 and under 5 year.
5 and under 10 year
10 and under 20 yean.
20 and under 35 yean.
35 and under 45 yean.
45 and under 65 year
65 year and upwards.
Baron's Court ward.
Lillie Ward.
Walham Ward
Margravine Ward
Munster Ward
Hurligham
Sands End Ward.
Town Word.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Certified (c)
1,853
151
29
9
4
3
21
51
139
107
499
840
759
190
291
200
221
393
132
246
180
4
3
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
2
1
-
-
-
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
2
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
2. Measles
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
3. Scarlet Fever
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
5
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
4. Whooping Cough
7
5
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
7
-
-
2
1
2
-
2
-
5. Diphtheria
9
3
-
1
-
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
38
-
3
-
2
3
-
1
-
6. Influenza
33
2
1
-
-
-
-
2
4
1
10
13
8
9
3
3
3
6
2
3
4
7. Encephalitis Lethargica
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
1
2
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
8. Cerebro-spinal fever
5
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
10
-
1
-
1
1
-
2
-
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system
146
1
2
-
-
-
1
11
52
24
45
10
58
8
26
21
17
30
10
22
12
10. Other tuberculous diseases
23
3
4
1
-
1
2
5
2
2
2
1
14
1
4
-
3
8
1
3
2
11. Syphilis
11
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
2
7
2
3
1
2
-
-
2
1
12. General paralysis of the insane
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
7
1
5
1
2
2
1
2
-
2
-
13. Cancer, malignant disease
228
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
4
11
100
110
67
19
34
19
18
54
20
31
33
14. Diabetes
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
7
9
9
2
2
1
1
4
1
2
4
15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc.
73
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
2
21
46
18
10
4
6
11
14
7
13
8
16. Heart diseas
454
-
-
1
-
-
-
2
12
10
108
321
172
49
75
36
56
102
39
50
47
17.Aneurysm
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
3
-
-
3
1
3
1
-
1
-
18.Other circulatory diseases
80
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
62
4
16
14
8
9
10
6
10
7
19. Bronchitis
76
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
15
52
12
9
13
10
8
18
4
5
9
20. Pneumonia (all forms)
171
31
10
4
1
1
-
4
7
9
49
55
66
18
26
22
24
38
9
23
11
21. Other respiratory diseases
11
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
5
3
6
3
-
1
-
2
1
2
2
22. Peptic ulcer
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
15
3
-
1
6
1
4
6
1
1
1
23. Diarrhæa, etc.
19
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
2
12
2
5
1
1
5
2
3
-
24. Appendicitis
14
-
-
1
-
-
2
2
1
2
4
2
10
-
3
1
1
4
1
2
2
25. Cirrhosis of liver
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
1
1
-
3
-
1
1
1
-
-
26. Other diseases of liver, etc.
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
4
4
5
3
1
-
3
3
-
-
-
27. Other digestive diseases
22
2
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
3
3
11
14
1
8
3
1
1
2
4
2
28. Acute and chronic nephritis
73
-
-
-
-
-
1
3
4
3
27
35
39
5
12
10
6
20
8
10
2
29. Puerperal sepsis
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
3
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
-
2
-
-
30. Other puerperal causes
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
1
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
31. Congenital debility, premature birth,
malformations, etc.
64
64
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
31
7
8
14
10
10
-
10
5
32. Senility
38
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38
1
4
5
4
3
5
4
12
1
33. Suicide
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
3
5
4
1
1
3
5
-
3
-
1
1
34. Other violence
71
3
4
-
-
-
7
9
15
3
14
16
32
5
6
9
12
21
2
11
5
35. Other defined causes
124
14
3
-
3
-
3
8
18
15
25
35
54
11
15
15
17
20
9
17
20
36. Causes ill-defined, or unknown
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
1,857
154
29
9
4
3
21
51
139
107
499
841
760
190
291
201
223
394
132
246
180
(a) All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of person resident in the District who have died outside
it, are included with the other deaths in columns 2-13, and columns 15-22. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of person
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 "transferable deaths" see footnote to Table I.
(b) All deaths occuring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district,
whether of residents or of non-residents, are entered in column 14 of Table II.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as "Certified" all other deaths are regarded as "Uncertified."