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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 1905
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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The following table gives the number of births and the
birth-rates in the various wards.
TABLE III. Number of Births.
| Ward. | Males. | Females. | Total Births. | Birth-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron's Court | 98 | 109 | 207 | 16.1 |
| Lillie | 372 | 308 | 680 | 29.4 |
| Walham | 188 | 171 | 359 | 26.9 |
| Margravine | 415 | 389 | 804 | 44.4 |
| Munster | 633 | 623 | 1256 | 32.1 |
| Hurlingham | 1l2 | 103 | 215 | 24.0 |
| Sands End | 477 | 479 | 956 | 33.7 |
| Town | 148 | 135 | 283 | 21.5 |
| The Borough | 2443 | 2317 | 4760 | 30.3 |
The birth-rate of Margravine Ward is swollen by the
births occurring in the Fulham Infirmary, but of these 145
were of the children of women who did not reside before their
confinement within this ward, 87 living in other wards of the
Borough, and 58 in other districts. Corrected for these the
birth-rate of Margravine Ward was 36.4, and that of the
Borough 29.9.
Illegitimacy.
The illegitimate births numbered 262 —140 males and 122
females —or 5.5 per cent. of the total births, as against 3.7 per
cent. in the County of London.
Still-born Children.
150 still-born children were buried in Fulham Cemetery,
being in the proportion of one still-born child to every 32
living.