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Fulham 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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CORRECTION FOR AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
In comparing the death-rates of different areas it is necessary to have
regard to the age and sex distribution of the several populations, and to
correct the recorded crude death-rates by the proper factor.
Corrected in this way, the death-rates of Fulham, the adjoining parishes, and the Metropolis were as under:—
| Fulham | 17.7 |
| Hammersmith | 17.7 |
| Kensington | 17.3 |
| Chelsea | 18.9 |
| County of London | 18.9 |
The following Table gives the death-rates of Fulham and London, uncorrected for age and sex distribution during the previous 10 years:—
| Fulham Death-rate per 1,000. | London Death-rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1897 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
The mean rates for the 10 years 1887 to 1896 being:—Fulham 19.36,
London 19.68. The difference between the rate for 1897, and the mean
for the previous 10 years in Fulham, represents a saving of 293 lives.
SEASONAL MORTALITY. The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as under:—
| Number of Deaths, | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | 475 | 15.8 |
| 2nd | 399 | 13.2 |
| 3rd | 570 | 19.0 |
| 4th „ | 586 | 19.5 |