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The birth-rate of Margravine Ward is swollen by the births
occurring in the Fulham Infirmary, but of these 130 were of
the children of women who did not reside prior to their confinement
within this ward, 74 belonging to other wards of the
borough, and 56 to other districts. Corrected for these, the
birth-rate of Margravine Ward was 37.4 and that of the
Borough 32 .1.
Illegitimacy.
The illegitimate births numbered 223 —115 males and 108
females, forming 4.7 per cent. of the total births.
Still-born Children.
173 still-born children were buried in Fulham Cemetery,
being in the proportion of one still-born child to every 27.7
living.
Excess of Births over Deaths.
The natural increase of the population of the Borough by
the excess of births over deaths was 2,743, compared with
2,178, 2,417 and 2,302 in the three preceding years.
DEATHS AND DEATH-RATE.
The deaths of 2,180 persons, 1,100 males and 1,080 females,
were registered in Fulham during the year, but of these 411
(217 males and 194 females) were of persons not residing in the
district who died in public institutions within the Borough,
while the deaths of 278 persons (158 males and 120 females)
belonging to Fulham occurred outside the district, chiefly in
various public institutions. There were therefore 2,047 deaths
of persons belonging to Fulham (1,041 males and 1,006 females),
being at the rate of 13.9 per 1,000 for the year —the rate for
males being 15.0 and for females 12.9. This is the lowest
death-rate as yet recorded in Fulham, the lowest figure previously
reached having been 15.8 in 1901.