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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 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 30th, 1899
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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 to years:—
| Fulham Death-rate per 1,000. | London Death-rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1899 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
The mean rates for the 10 years, 1889 to 1898, being: Fulham
18.9, London 19.3.
SEASONAL DEATH RATE. The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as under : —
| No. of Deaths. | Death Rate. | London Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 609 | 18.6 | 20.0 |
| 2nd „ | 501 | 15.3 | 16.2 |
| 3rd „ | 722 | 22.1 | 20.1 |
| 4th „ | 665 | 20.3 | 20.9 |
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Of the 2.497 deaths registered 862 or 34.6 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 189 per 1,000, and exceeded by 20 the mean
rate in the preceding 6 years. The corresponding rate of the County