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Fulham 1900
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1900
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TABLE I.
| Year. | Population. | No. of Houses. | Persons to the Acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 Census | 11,886 | 1,975 | 7·0 |
| 1861 „ | 15,539 | 2,583 | 9·1 |
| 1871 | 23,378 | 3,900 | 13·7 |
| 1881 | 42,900 | 6,685 | 25·2 |
| 1891 | 91,640 | 12,866 | 53·9 |
| 1896 „ | 113,781 | 15,266 | 67·0 |
| 1900 „ estimated | 133,630 | 18,000 | 78·6 |
The County of London has an average density of 59 persons
to the acre, and of the 28 newly established boroughs, 13 are
more thickly populated than Fulham, the density ranging from
14, 18 and 24 persons to the acre in Woolwich, Lewisham and
Wandsworth, to 175, 176 and 184, in Stepney, Southwark, and
Shoreditch.
Marriages and Marriage Rate.
1,162 marriages were solemnized in Fulham during the year,
compared with 1,028, 1,095 and 1153, in the three previous years.
The marriage rate (i. e. persons married per 1,000 inhabitants),
was 17·3 ; the rate for the metropolis being 17·6, and that for
England and Wales 16·6.
Births and Birth Rate.
The births registered during the year numbered 4,525 —2,316
males and 2209 females. There was one birth to every 30
inhabitants, and 100 births of males to 95·4 of females.
These births correspond to a birth-rate of 33·9 per 1,000,
being the lowest yet recorded in Fulham.
The birth-rate of the metropolis was 29·2, which was lower
than in any preceding year; and in the three adjoining parishes
the rates were, Kensington 20·7, Hammersmith 27·2, and
Chelsea 23·2.