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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (Acres) 1,706
Population (Census 1931) 150,928
Population (mid 1935) 143,600
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931) 26,245
Rateable Value at 31st December, 1935 £1,169,222
Sum represented by a penny rate £4,656
| LIVE BIRTHS:— | Total. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,886 | 982 | 904 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population, 13.8 | |
| Illegitimate | 103 | 49 | 54 | ||
| STILLBIRTHS:— | |||||
| Legitimate | 58 | 34 | 24 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths) births, 31.6 | |
| Illegitimate | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| DEATHS:— | 1,662 | 829 | 833 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population, crude rate 11.6 adjusted rate 11.7 | |
| Percentage of deaths occurring in Public Institutions | 56.5 | ||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still-births) births. | ||||
| Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth | From sepsis | 3 | 1.46 | ||
| From other causes | 3 | 1.46 | |||
| Total | 6 | 2.92 | |||
| Death rate of Infants under One Year of Age:— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 51 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live births | 48 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 87 | ||||
| Deaths from:— | |||||
| Measles (all ages) | - | ||||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 5 | ||||
| Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 19 | ||||