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Fulham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Infantile Mortality.
Of 1,673 deaths of persons of all ages belonging to
Fulham, during 1930, 136 or 8.1 per cent. occurred in
Infants under One Year of age.
The infantile mortality rate (the number of deaths
of infants under one year per 1,000 births) was 57 per
1,000 in 1930 compared with 69 in 1929. The actual
number of infant deaths was 136 as compared with 173
in 1929.
The infantile mortality rate for England and Wales
was 60 and for London 59.
Infantile Mortality Rate in Fulham since 1891.
Average for five years: Actual rates for last five years:
1891-1895 168 1926 64
1896-1900 167 1927 66
1901-1905 144 1928 77
1906-1910 117 1929 69
1911-1915 109 1930 57
1916-1920 92
1921-1925 73
1926-1930 67
The following table shows the infantile mortality rates for the last two years for the various wards in the Borough:—
| Ward. | Births and Birth rates. | Infantile deaths. | Infantile mortality rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1929 | 1930 | 1929 | 1930 | 1929 | |
| Barons Court | 148 (11.7) | 177 (14.0) | 10 | 12 | 67 | 67 |
| Lillie | 221 ( 9.2) | 246 (10.2) | 26 | 19 | 117 | 77 |
| Walham | 198 (16.3) | 176 (14.5) | 18 | 22 | 90 | 124 |
| Margravine | 566 (31.1) | 609 (33.4) | 20 | 29 | 35 | 47 |
| Munster | 509 (13.8) | 559 (15.1) | 23 | 44 | 45 | 78 |
| Hurlingham | 82 ( 8.6) | 83 ( 8.7) | 6 | 5 | 73 | 60 |
| Sands End | 263 (10.0) | 275 (10.4) | 20 | 36 | 76 | 130 |
| Town | 379 ( 26.5) | 377 (26.3) | 13 | 6 | 34 | 15 |
| BOROUGH | 2366 (15.3) | 2502 (16.2) | 136 | 173 | 57 | 69 |