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BIRTHS. During the year the live births, corrected by the distribution of
those occurring in lying-in institutions in the borough to those districts in
which the mothers resided, and the inclusion of children born to Fulham
mothers in institutions outside the borough, numbered 1,996 of whom 1,056 were
males and 940 were females. The birth rate (the number of live births per
1,000 of the population) was 13.7. The birth rate for the whole of London was
13.4, and for England and Wales 14.8.
STILLBIRTHS. The number of stillbirths during 1934 was 57 compared
with 65 during the previous year. The stillbirths amounted to 27.8 per 1,000
of the total births (live and stillbirths).
ILLEGITIMACY. The illegitimate live births numbered 110 (58 males
and 52 females) during 1934 as compared with 132 for the previous year, and
they constituted 5.5 per cent, of the total live births.
NATURAL INCREASE OF THE POPULATION. The natural increase
of the population, that is to say the excess of the total live births over the
deaths, was 164, compared with 12 during 1933.
DEATHS. During the year ended 31st December, 1934, 1,531 deaths
were registered as having occurred in the borough. Of these 206 were of
persons not belonging to the borough while 507 inhabitants of Fulham died
outside the borough, chiefly in public institutions. There were, therefore,
1,832 deaths of persons—937 males and 895 females—having their usual residence
in Fulham, representing an annual crude death rate of 12.6 per thousand
of the population. This rate is 0.4 below that of the previous year, and 0.2
above that of 1932. The Death Rate for England and Wales was 11.8 and for
London 12.2.
The Registrar-General has, this year, supplied what is known as “a
Comparability Factor” (based on the 1931 Census) for adjusting the local
death rate so as to make it really comparable with the national crude death
rate, or with rates of other districts which have been similarly adjusted. This
factor takes into account variations in population both as regards sex and
age-groups and enables more accurate comparison to be made than is possible
when using crude rates. The factor for Fulham is 1.01 and the adjusted
Death Rate is, therefore, 12.7.
CERTIFICATIONS OF CAUSES OF DEATH. Of the 1,832 deaths
belonging to the borough, 1,616 or 88.2 per cent, were certified by registered
medical practitioners; 126 or 6.9 per cent, by coroners after inquests; 87 or
4.7 per cent, by coroners without inquests, while 3 cases or 0.2 per cent, were
uncertified.
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
FULHAM HOSPITAL. In this institution belonging to the London
County Council, there were 720 deaths, of which 645 were of Fulham residents,
while 75 were of persons belonging to other districts.