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1,000 of the estimated civilian population of 12.2. This
is the lowest death-rate recorded in Fulham, being 5.2
per 1,000 below that of 1918 and 2.6 below the average
rate of the preceding five years. The death-rate of the
County of London was 13.4, and of the metropolitan
boroughs only three, viz., Hampstead, 11.2; Wandsworth,
11.3; and Lewisham, 11.4; had lower rates than
Fulham.
Seasonal Mortality.—The mortality in the four quarters
of the year was as under :—
Deaths. Death-rate.
First Quarter 676 17.5
Second ,, 414 10.6
Third „ 321 8.4
Fourth „ (14 weeks) 491 12.0
1,902 12.2
Distribution of Deaths.—The number and the causes
of the deaths in the several wards of the borough
are given in Table IV. The death rates in the wards,
calculated on the assumption that the ratio of the
estimated civilian population to the Census population
was the same in each ward as in the whole of the
borough, were as under :—