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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 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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TABLE I.
| Year. | Population. | Increase per cent, during previous intercensal period. | Persons to the Acre. | Rateable Value. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | ||||
| 1851 Census | 11,866 | - | 7.0 | 47,492 |
| 1861 „ | 15,539 | 30.9 | 9.1 | 55,916 |
| 1871 „ | 23,378 | 50.5 | 13.7 | 96,661 |
| 1881 „ | 42,900 | 83.5 | 25.2 | 149,899 |
| 1891 „ | 91,640 | 113.6 | 53.8 | 385,407 |
| 1896 „ | 113,781 | 24.4 | 66.8 | 560,965 |
| 1901 „ | 137,289 | 20.6 | 80.6 | 677,332 |
| 1908 estimated | 159,850 | - | 93.8 | 910,463 |
MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE-RATE.
The number of marriages registered during the year was
1205, compared with 1,308, 1,203 and 1,207 in the three
preceding years.
The marriage-rate, i.e., the number of persons married per
1,000 inhabitants was 15.1, the average rate for the previous ten
years being 16.5.
BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATE.
The births registered in the borough numbered 4,607—
2,337 males and 2,270 females, and were equal to an annual
rate of 28.3 per 1,000 of the estimated population, which is the
same as that for 1907, but 4.1 below the mean rate of the ten
years 1898-1907.