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Fulham 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: TABLE II.Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1932.

TABLE II.

Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1932.

Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths wheather of "Resident" or "Non-Resident" in institutions in the Districts(b)Nett deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards of the Borough, whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
Causes of Death.All age.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 arid under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 05 years.05 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.Baron's Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.llurllngbam Ward.Sands End WardTown Ward.
12345678910111213141516171819202122
All CausesCertified (c)1843124284534757694189300428450480198298201229337134271182
Uncertified5-----1----4-2-1-2---
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers1------1------------1
2. Measles2649112-------6834951-4-
3. Scarlet Fever2-1-1-------6---1--1-
4. Whooping Cough12462--------26-25-2-21
5. Diphtheria10-144------137-311--41
6. Influenza312-1-2155465833554353
7. Encephalitis Lethargica2-----1-1-----1--1---
8. Cerebrospinal fever5--221------5-1111--1
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system137-1-1362519301510-58122718212072111
10. Other Tuberculous diseases231-4674---1-1511339-51
11. Syphilis2--------2-----1-1---
12. General paralysis of the insane7--------43-41-2-2-11
13. Cancer, malignant disease233-121131231677243682943182242203623
14. Diabetes23----11111571534-4516-
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.52-------71016198782882116
10. Heart Disease493---1561838741502011954872556187497447
17. Aneurysm6--------24-1111111--
18. Other circulatory diseases110------1311464963151814102741012
19. Bronchitis483-2----4711211535778378
20. Pneumonia (all forms)1181629524101121162243112613172441211
21. Other respiratory diseases11-11--1-1232213-4111-
22. Peptic ulcer7-------411142--11-12
23. Diarrhoea, etc.22211---------141435423-
24. Appendicitis17--2221-33221112433211
25. Cirrhosis of Liver4-----1-1-2-411--11--
20. Other diseases of liver, etc.9--1--12212-521-1212-
27. Other digestive diseases3131-111376261919133454
28. Acute and chronic nephritis671---1-1101528112841611015767
29. Puerperal Sepsis4----121----2111-----
30. Other puerperal causes4----13-----22--1-1--
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc6161----------276117898102
32. Senility40---------535273769143
33. Suicide32----1447124-6641410-15
34. Other violence623114373413914227555136147
35. Other defined causes13653341110131923301556141914112562423
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown---------------------
Total1848124284534767694189300428454840193298202229339134271182

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a.) All "Tansferable Deaths " ol residents, i.e., of persons resident in the District who have died outside
it, are included with the other deaths in columns :—13, and columns 15—22. Transferable
deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere 11! England and Wales who have died
in the District, are in like manner excluded from these columns. for the precisc meaning of
the term " transferable deaths " see footnote to Table I.
(6) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district, whether of
residents or of non-residents, are entered in column n of Table II.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Prhctitioners and all Inquest cases arc classcd as " Certified '
another deaths arc regarded as " Uncertified."