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Fulham 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE XVIII.
| Fulham Death-rate per 1,o0o. | London Death-rate per 1,ooo. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 19.7 | 21.0 |
| 1892 | 19.9 | 20.3 |
| 1893 | 19.9 | 21.0 |
| 1894 | 17.6 | 17.4 |
| 1895 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
| 1896 | 17.5 | 18.2 |
| 1897 | 17.0 | 17.8 |
| 1898 | 17.3 | 18.5 |
| 1899 | 19.4 | 19.6 |
| 1900 | 17.6 | 18.6 |
| Average of years) | 18.6 | 19.2 |
| 1891-1900 | ||
| 1901 | 15.8 | 17.1 |
The following Table gives the infantile mortality in London,
Fulham and the adjoining boroughs for the preceding ten
years:—
TABLE XX.
Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births.
Mean
of 10
years
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
189(3.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
18911900.
1901.
Fulham
166
166
177
149
187
176
161
167
189
146
168
152
Hammersmith
163
167
160
147
182
179
171
183
183
162
170
168
Kensington
168
159
169
173
175
178
166
181
180
180
173
163
Chelsea
150
164
158
131
155
169
161
176
164
149
158
138
London
154
154
164
143
165
161
159
166
166
158
159
148
Between the age of one and five years 278 deaths were
registered, so that the deaths of children under the age of five
years numbered 978 or 44.9 per cent. of the total number of
deaths.
These deaths were equal to an annual rate of 54.8 per 1,000
of the population living at that age, the corresponding rate for
the metropolis being 57'2.
Deaths of Illegitimate Children.
68 of the children who died before attaining the age of one
year were illegitimate, the mortality among them being in the
proportion of 302 deaths to every 1,000 births, or twice as
heavy as that of children born in wedlock.