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Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE 6. CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1937.
| Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths, Whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" Institutions in the Destrict. | Nett deaths at all ages of " Residents " in the Wards of the Borough, wherever occurring | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Causes of Death. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years.. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 yean. | 55and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | Baron's 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 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| All Causes | Certified | 1,817 | 109 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 50 | 76 | 89 | 190 | 330 | 433 | 495 | 900 | 198 | 270 | 183 | 204 | 406 | 98 | 282 | 176 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Measles | 2 | — | — | I | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 4. Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | ||
| 5. Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 24 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 6. Influenza | 69 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 108 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous diseases | 10 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. Syphilis | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 241 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 76 | 42 | 108 | 31 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 44 | 19 | |
| 14. Diabetes | 25 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15. Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc. | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 10 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | 509 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 84 | 138 | 232 | 202 | 47 | 67 | 57 | 58 | 124 | 33 | 78 | 45 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | 63 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 106 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 73 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 9 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 6 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 4 | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 32 | 27 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | 16 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 11 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 29 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 45 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 46 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 32. Senility | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 8 | 5 | |
| 33. Suicide | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34. Other violence | 60 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
| 35. Other defined causes | 134 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 17 | 66 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 17 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 1,817 | 109 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 50 | 76 | 89 | 190 | 330 | 433 | 495 | 900 | 198 | 270 | 183 | 204 | 406 | 98 | 282 | 176 | |