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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 1911

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911

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Table: The corresponding rates of the County of London, the adjoining boroughs and other localities, were as under:—

The corresponding rates of the County of London, the adjoining boroughs and other localities, were as under:—

Deaths under one year per 1000 births.
Fulham125
Chelsea109
Hammersmith146
Kensington133
County of London129
77 Great Towns140
136 Smaller Towns133
England and Wales130

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In thirteen Metropolitan boroughs against nine in
1910, the mortality was higher than in Fulham, the rates
ranging from 78 in Hampstead and 97 in Woolwich to
157 in Poplar and 170 in Shoreditch.

Table: Causes of Infantile Mortality. Table VIII. gives the causes of infantile mortality at various periods under one year, and the following gives the proportion of deaths occurring at certain age periods: — TABLE IX.

Causes of Infantile Mortality. Table VIII. gives the causes of infantile mortality at various periods under one year, and the following gives the proportion of deaths occurring at certain age periods: — TABLE IX.

Age Period.Percentage of Total Deaths under one Year.
Under one week17.2
Over one and under four weeks10.2
One and under three months21.3
Three and under six months21.3
Six and under nine months17.6
Nine and under twelve months12.6
100.0

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Table X. gives the infantile death-rates of the several
wards of the borough, corrected by the distribution of
the births in Fulham Infirmary, since 1901.