London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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TABLE III.
| Ward. | Death-rate 1916. | Average Death-rate 1911-15. | Ward. | Death-rate 1916. | Average Death-rate 1911-15. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infantile Mortality.—Of the 1,982 deaths 330 or
16.7 per cent. were of children under one year of age,
and the rate of infant mortality measured by the proportion
of deaths under one year of age to births registered
was 88 per 1,000, which is the lowest rate recorded in
Fulham.
The decline in infant mortality during recent years is show in the following table:- TABLE IV. Infant Mortality in Fulham.
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|
The infantile death-rate of the County of London in
1916 was 89 per 1,000, and in the metropolitan boroughs
the rates ranged from 62 in Hampstead to 124 in
Finsbury and Shoreditch.