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Fulham 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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Poor Law Relief.-—Though, no doubt, there is a good
deal of poverty; in only two London boroughs, viz.,
Hampstead and Wandsworth, is the proportion of the
population in receipt of relief lower than in Fulham.
On July 1st, 1913, the number of persons in receipt of
relief per 1,000 of the population ranged from 42.3 in
Poplar to 12.1 in Fulham, 12.0 in Wandsworth and
8.0 in Hampstead.
During the war there was, as will be seen from the
subjoined table, a steady diminution in the number of
persons in receipt of Poor Law relief :—
TABLE II.
| Date. | Number receiving Relief. | Number in receiptof Outdoor Medical Relief only not included in Column 1. |
|---|---|---|
| January 1st, 1914 | 1,920 | 90 |
| ,, 1915 | 1,915 | 64 |
| ,, 1916 | 1,572 | 86 |
| ,, 1917 | 1,554 | 69 |
| ,, 1918 | 1,527 | 64 |
| ,, 1919 | 1,341 | 46 |
| ,, 1920 | 1,430 | 46 |
Vital Statistics.—The statistics of births, deaths, etc.,
relate to the 53 weeks ended January 3rd, 1920. In
Table III., the form originally prescribed by the
Local Government Board, will be found the vital statistics
for 1919 and previous years.