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Fulham 1902
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1902
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Corrected Death-rate.
The Medical Officer of Health of the County of London
has published a factor for correction for differences in the age
and sex constitution of the population, for each of the sanitary
areas of London, based upon the age and sex constitution of
the respective populations, as enumerated at the census of
1901. The following table gives the crude and corrected deathrates
per 1,000 persons living, in Fulham, the adjoining
boroughs and the County of London.
TABLE V.
| Crude Death-rate, 1902. | Corrected Death-rate, 1902. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 17.1 | 17.9 |
| Kensington | 15.3 | 16.3 |
| Hammersmith | 16.3 | 17.0 |
| Chelsea | 18.0 | 17.4 |
| County of London | 17.7 | 18.6 |
Mortality in former years.
The following table gives the death-rates of Fulham and of
London, uncorrected for age and sex distribution, during the
previous 10 years :—
TABLE VI.
| Fulham Death-rate per 1,000. | London Death-rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 19.9 | 20.3 |
| 1893 | 19.9 | 21.0 |
| 1894 | 17.6 | 17.4 |
| 1895 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
| 1896 | 17.5 | 18.2 |
| 1897 | 17.0 | 17.8 |
| 1898 | 17.3 | 18.5 |
| 1899 | 19.4 | 19.6 |
| 1900 | 17.6 | 18.6 |
| 1901 | 15.8 | 17.1 |
| Average of 10 years) 1892-1901 | 18.2 | 18.8 |
| 1902 | 17.1 | 17.7 |
The difference between the rate for 1902 and the mean of
the preceding 10 years represents in Fulham a saving of 160
lives.