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Fulham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1920 and previous Years.
| year. | Population Estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths,† | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. * | Rate. | of Non- of Resi-Residents dents not registered registered in the in the District District. | Number. * | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. * | Rate. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1910 | 153,166 | 4,213 | 4,310 | 28.1 | 1,701 | 11.2 | 99 | 306 | 462 | 107 | 1,908 | 12.5 |
| 1911 | 153,284 | 4,012 | 4,122 | 26.9 | 2,019 | 13.2 | 169 | 378 | 517 | 125 | 2,228 | 14.5 |
| 1912 | 155,402 | 4,079 | 4,213 | 27.1 | 1,830 | 11.8 | 173 | 366 | 395 | 94 | 2,023 | 13.0 |
| 1913 | 157,117 | 4,234 | 4,302 | 26.9 | 1,833 | 11.3 | 212 | 407 | 412 | 96 | 2,028 | 12.7 |
| 1914 | 157,303 | 4,065 | 4,154 | 26.4 | 1,878 | 12.3 | 137 | 391 | 469 | 113 | 2,132 | 13.6 |
| 1915 | al53,161 | 3,736 | 3,870 | c24.3 | 1,787 | 11.7 | 130 | 677 | 446 | 115 | 2,334 | 15.2 |
| 1916 | (i 149,428 | 3,600 | 3,754 | c23.1 | 1,324 | 8.9 | 131 | 789 | 330 | 88 | 1,982 | 13.3 |
| 6162,580 | ||||||||||||
| 1917 | a 145,186 | 2,852 | 2,971 | cl8.4 | 1,251 | 8.6 | 139 | 882 | 323 | 109 | 1,994 | 13.7 |
| 6161,841 | ||||||||||||
| 1918 | al43,211 | 2,593 | 2,672 | cl6.7 | 1,704 | 11.9 | 186 | 973 | 286 | 107 | 2,491 | 17.4 |
| 6160,463 | ||||||||||||
| 1919 | a 152,543 | 2,947 | 3,000 | cl8.6 | 1,510 | 9.7 | 242 | 634 | 250 | 83 | 1,902 | 12.2 |
| 6155,904 | ||||||||||||
| 1920 | a 158,621 | 4,383 | 4,327 | c27.2 | 1,888 | 11.9 | 457 | 396 | 320 | 74 | 1,827 | 11.5 |
| 6158,989 | ||||||||||||
(a) Estimated civil population. (b) Estimated total population. (c) Birth-rate calculated on estimated total population.
Notes.—This Table is arranged to show the gross births and deaths registered in the district during the year, and the births and deaths properly belonging to it
with the corresponding rates. The death-rates from 1915-1919 are calculated per 1,000 of the estimated civil population, and the other rates per 1,000 of the
estimated gross population.
*In Column 6 are included the whole of the deaths registered during the calendar year as having actually occurred within the district, but excluding the deaths of
Soldu-rs and Satlors that have occurred in hospitals and institutions in the district.
In Column 12 is entered the number in Column 6, corrected by subtraction of the number in Column 8 and by addition of the number in Column 9. Deaths in
Column 10 are similarly corrected by subtraction of the deaths under 1, included in the number given in Column 8, and by addition of the deaths under 1 included
in the number given in Column 9.
†" 1 ransferable Deaths " are deaths of persons who, having a fixed or usual residence in England or Wales, die in a district other than that in which they resided.
1 he deaths of persons without fixed or usual residence, e.g., casuals, are not included in Columns 8 or 9, except in certain instances under 3 (b) below. In Column 8
tin- number of transferable deaths of " non-residents " which are deducted is stated, and in Column 9 the number of deaths of " residents " registered outside the district
which are added in calculating the nett death-rate of the Borough.
The following special cases arise as to Transferable Deaths :—
(1) Persons dying in Institutions for the sick or infirm, such as hospitals, lunatic asylums, workhouses and nursing homes (but not almshouses) are regarded as
residents of The district . in Which they had a fixed or usual residence at the time of admission, if the person dying in an Institution had no fixed residence .it tintime
of admission, the death is not transferable. If the patient has been directly transferred from one such Institution to another, the death is transferable to the
district of residence at the time of admission to the first institution.
(2) 1 he deaths of infants born and dying within a year of birth in an Institution to which the mother was admitted for her confinement are referred to the district
of fixed or usual residence of the parent.
(3) Deaths from V iolence are referred (a) to the district of residence, under the general rule ; (b) if this district is unknown, or the deceased had no fixed abode,
to the district where the accident occurred, if known; (c) failing this, to the districtwhere death occurred, if known ; and (d) failing this, to the district where the body
was found.
Total population at all ages 153,284 At Census of 1911
Area of District in acres (land and inland water), 1701 Total families or separate occupiers ... ... 36,430