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Fulham 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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Mortality at Different Ages.
Infantile Mortality.
Of the 2,028 deaths, 412 or 20-3 per cent, were of
infants under one year of age, and the rate of the infant
mortality measured by the proportion of deaths under
one year to registered births was 96 per 1,000, being
two per 1,000 above that of 1912, but 28 per 1,000
below the average rate of the ten years, 1903-1912.
The corresponding rates of the County of London,
the adjoining boroughs, and certain groups of areas
were as under.
TABLE XIII.
| Area. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|
| Fulham | 96 |
| Chelsea | 90 |
| Hammersmith | 103 |
| Kensington | 112 |
| City of London | 105 |
| 96 Great Towns (including London) | 117 |
| 145 Smaller Towns | 112 |
| England and Wales (less the 241 Towns) | 96 |
| England and Wales | 109 |