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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 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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The decline in infant mortality during recent years; in Fulham is shown in the following table :—
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births. | |
|---|---|
The infantile death-rates of the several wards of
the borough were as under :—
TABLE VIII.
| Ward. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births. | Ward. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court | 107 | Munster | 62 |
| Lillie | 109 | Hurlingham | 72 |
| Walham | 116 | Sands End | 62 |
| Margravine | 123 | Town. | 53 |
71 or 28.9 per cent. of the deaths of infants under
one year of age occurred in the first seven days of
life and 102 or 41 per cent. in the first four weeks,
the mortality of infants under the age of four weeks
being 34 per 1,000 births.
Causes of Infantile Mortality.—Table VI. gives the
causes of the deaths at various periods under one
year, and in the following table the mortality from
certain groups of diseases is given :—