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Fulham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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The infantile mortality rate for England and
Wales was 64 and for London 59.
Infantile Mortality Rate in Fulham since 1891.
| Average for five years. | Actual rate for last seven years. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-1895 | 168 | 1927 | 66 |
| 1896-1900 | 167 | 1928 | 77 |
| 1901 1905 | 144 | 1929 | 69 |
| 1906-1910 | 117 | 1930 | 57 |
| 1911-1915 | 109 | 1931 | 67 |
| 1916-1920 | 92 | 1932 | 58 |
| 1921-1925 | 73 | 1933 | 65 |
| 1926-1930 | 67 | ||
The following table shows the birth and infantile mortality rates during the last two years for the various wards in the borough:—
| Wards. | Births and Birth rates. | Infantile deaths. | Infantile mortality rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1932 | 1933 | 1932 | 1933 | 1932 | |
| Baron's Court | 131 ( 8.7) | 139 ( 9.2) | 14 | 8 | 107 | 57 |
| Lillie | 167 ( 7.3) | 228 ( 9.9) | 24 | 23 | 144 | 100 |
| Walham | 163 (11.4) | 215 (15.1) | 23 | 20 | 141 | 93 |
| Margravine | 465 (27.8) | 514 (30.8) | 13 | 19 | 28 | 37 |
| Munster | 433 (21.4) | 433 (12.7) | 19 | 20 | 44 | 46 |
| Hurlingham | 61 ( 6.8) | 68 ( 7.6) | 9 | 10 | 147 | 147 |
| Sands End | 181 ( 7.6) | 214 ( 8.9) | 17 | 20 | 94 | 93 |
| Town | 337 (24.6) | 326 (23.8) | 7 | 4 | 21 | 12 |
| BOROUGH | 1938 (13.08) | 2137 (14.3) | 126 | 124 | 65 | 58 |
It will be seen from Table III. on pages 21
and 22 that the principal causes of inlantile mortality
were as follows:—
Prematurity 45 deaths compared with 29 in 1932
Diarrhoea and Enteritis 17 ,, „ ,, 21 „ ,,
Pneumonia (all forms) 16 „ ,, ,, 16 „ „
Atrophy, debility and
Marasmus 16 „ „ „ 12 „ „