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Fulham 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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The following Table gives the death-rates of Fulham and of London, uncorrected for age and sex distribution, during the previous 10 years:—
| Fulham Death-rate per 1,000. | London Death-rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 19.0 | 20.5 |
| 1887 | 19.5 | 20.3 |
| 1888 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
| 1889 | 18.8 | 18.4 |
| 1890 | 21.7 | 21.4 |
| 1891 | 19.7 | 21.0 |
| 1892 | 20.0 | 20.3 |
| 1893 | 19.5 | 21.0 |
| 1894 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
| 1895 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
| 1896 | 17.5 | 18.2 |
The average rates for the 10 years being:— Fulham, 19.5, London, 20.1.
DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS. The following Table gives the number of deaths and the death-rate in each of the wards into which the parish is divided:—
| Number of Deaths. | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Ward | 163 | 13.9 |
| Hurlingham | 75 | 13.3 |
| Lillie | 408 | 19.4 |
| Margravine | 385 | 20. |
| Munster | 337 | 20.4 |
| Sands End | 282 | 17.7 |
| Town | 133 | 14.2 |
| Walham | 260 | 16.4 |
| Not specified | 10 | – |
The above must be considered fairly satisfactory, as the highest rate is
not greatly in excess of that of the whole parish.
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
Infantile Mortality. —Of the 2,053 deaths registered 710 or 34.5 per cent,
were those of children under one year of age, and the rate of infant mortality
measured by the proportion of deaths under one year to births registered was
175 deaths to 1,000 births as compared with 177, 149 and 187 in the previous
three years.
The corresponding rate for the whole of London was 161 deaths per
1,000 births, ranging from—123 in Hampstead, 126 in Stoke Newington.