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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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TABLE II. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRRICT DURING 1909 AAND PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year. | Population Estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents Registered inPublic Institutions in the District, | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths atall agesBelonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate.® | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registered. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1899 | 128,620 | 4,574 | 35.5 | 862 | 189 | 2,714 | 21.1 | 812 | 452 | 235 | 2,497 | 19.3 |
| 1900 | 133,496 | 4,525 | 33.9 | 666 | 146 | 2,498 | 18.8 | 698 | 376 | 225 | 2,347 | 17.7 |
| 1901 | 138,426 | 4,596 | 33.3 | 700 | 152 | 2,298 | 16.6 | 669 | 367 | 248 | 2,179 | 15.8 |
| †1902 | 143,102 | 4,790 | 32.9 | 708 | 148 | 2,587 | 17.7 | 766 | 403 | 304 | 2.488 | 17.1 |
| 1903 | 147,780 | 4,790 | 32.5 | 605 | 127 | 2,180 | 14.8 | 732 | 411 | 278 | 2,047 | 13.9 |
| 1904 | 151,750 | 4,905 | 32.3 | 752 | 153 | 2,332 | 15.4 | 695 | 300 | 314 | 2,346 | 15.5 |
| 1905 | 154,900 | 4,760 | 30.7 | 692 | 145 | 2,354 | 15.2 | 746 | 331 | 341 | 2,364 | 15.2 |
| 1906 | 157,100 | 4,767 | 30.3 | 649 | 136 | 2,192 | 14.0 | 723 | 302 | 327 | 2,217 | 14.1 |
| 1907 | 157,850 | 4,507 | 29.2 | 565 | 125 | 1,967 | 12.5 | 586 | 153 | 381 | 2,195 | 13.9 |
| †l908 | 158,425 | 4,607 | 28.5 | 545 | 118 | 1,999 | 12.4 | 604 | 163 | 321 | 2,157 | 13.3 |
| Averages for years 1899-1908. | 147,145 | 4,682 | 31.9 | 674 | 144 | 2,312 | 15.9 | 703 | 326 | 297 | 2,284 | 15.6 |
| 1909 | 158,560 | 4,199 | 26.5 | 466 | 111 | 1,940 | 12.2 | 642 | 154 | 329 | 2,115 | 13.34 |
* Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population. † 53 weeks in 1902 and 1908.
Note.—The deaths included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually occurred within the
district. The deaths included in Column 12 are the number in Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the number in Column 10 and the addition
of the number in Column it.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons Drought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and dying in public institutions
there; and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died
in public institutions elsewhere.
The "Public Institutions " taken into account for the purpose of these tables are those into which persons are habitually received on account
The births are not corrected by the distribution of those occurring in Lying-in Institutions.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water),1,703.5.
Total population at all ages 137,249
Number of inhabited houses 18,534 }At Census of 1901.
Average number of persons per house 7.4