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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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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 12 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 |
| 1897 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
| 1898 | 17.1 | 18.3 |
The mean rates for the 12 years, 1886 to 1897, being Fulham,
19.1 ; London, 19 .6. The difference between the rate for 1898, and
the mean for the previous 12 years in Fulham, represents a saving
of 250 lives.
SEASONAL DEATH RATE. The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as under:—
| No of Deaths. | Death Rate. | London Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ist Quarter | 603 | 19.2 | 21.3 |
| 2nd „ | 441 | 14.1 | 16.0 |
| 3rd „ | 644 | 20.6 | 18.9 |
| 4th „ | 460 | 14.6 | 16.7 |
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Of the 2,148 deaths registered 722 or 33.6 per cent, were those
of infants under the age of one year and the rate of infant mortality
measured by the proportion of deaths under one year to births
registered was equal to 167 per 1,000 as compared with an average
of 170 in the five preceding years. The corresponding rate for the