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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 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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Insurance of Infants.
Certificates under the Friendly Societies Act were
issued in respect of 333 children under the age of five
years, 55 per cent. of the children dying at the
ages period being insured.
Deaths at other age periods.
Table XVIII. gives the number of deaths and the
death-rate at certain other age periods.
TABLE XVIII.
| Age Period. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 of population living at age period. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 and under 2 years | 105 | 5.3 | 31.5 | |
| 2 „ 5 „ | 84 | 4.2 | 9.7 | |
| 5 „ 15 „ | 73 | 3.6 | 2.4 | |
| 15 „ 25 „ | 79 | 3.9 | 3.0 | |
| 25 „ 45 „ | 300 | 14.8 | 6.0 | |
| 45 „ 65 „ | 508 | 25.1 | 20.9 | |
| Over 65 „ | 464 | 22.8 | 75.9 | |
DEATHS FROM EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
To the seven principal epidemic diseases 203 deaths
were ascribed, representing a death-rate of 1.27 per
1,000, which is 0.26 per 1,000 above that of 1912, but
0.73 per 1,000 below the average rate of the ten
preceding years.
The following table gives the number of deaths in
the borough from the principal epidemic diseases in
1913 and in the preceding ten years, together with the
death-rates:—