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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Of 1,662 deaths of persons of all ages belonging to Fulham, 100 or 6.02 per cent.
occurred in infants under 1 year of age.
The Infantile Mortality Rate (the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age
per 1,000 live births) was 51 as compared with 59 during 1934. The actual number of deaths
was 100 as compared with 118. The rate is the lowest recorded in the history of the borough.
The Infantile Mortality Rate for England and Wales was 57 and for London 58.
INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE IN FULHAM SINCE 1891.
| Average for 5 years. | Actual rate for the last 8 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-1895 | 168 | 1928 | 77 |
| 1896-1900 | 167 | 1929 | 69 |
| 1901-1905 | 144 | 1930 | 57 |
| 1906-1910 | 117 | 1931 | 67 |
| 1911-1915 | 109 | 1932 | 58 |
| 1916-1920 | 92 | 1933 | 65 |
| 1921-1925 | 73 | 1934 | 59 |
| 1926-1930 | 67 | 1935 | 51 |
| 1931-1935 | 60 | ||
The following table shows the births, infantile mortality, and death rates during the last 2 years for the various wards in the borough. TABLE 2.
| Wards | Births | Birth Rates | Infantile deaths | Infantile Mortality Rates | General Death Rates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | |
| Baron's Court | 185 | 96 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 104 | 130.9 | 12.8 |
| Lillie | 308 | 164 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 21 | 20 | 68 | 122 | 9.9 | 14.2 |
| Walham | 269 | 176 | 20.2 | 12.7 | 16 | 24 | 59 | 136 | 13.7 | 15.4 |
| Margravine | 198 | 565 | 12.2 | 34.8 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 26 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| Munster | 431 | 427 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 20 | 18 | 46 | 42 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| Hurlingham | 105 | 49 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 102 | 11.7 | 13.4 |
| Sands End | 314 | 181 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 72 | 10.2 | 12.5 |
| Town | 179 | 338 | 13.4 | 25.4 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 38 | 13.9 | 10.9 |
| BOROUGH | 1989 | 1996 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 100 | 118 | 51 | 59 | 11.6 | 12.6 |