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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Fortunately for the remaining 143,600 a net total of 45,600 people have left Fulham
since 1901. It is noteworthy that migration is not a tendency of the last few years, but has
been operating for over thirty years. Its results are more evident only by reason of the
decline in the birth rate. Its justification is illustrated by the following table, showing the
population per acre in Fulham and the various divisions of London.
TABLE 16. PERSONS PER ACRE IN FULHAM, LONDON, OUTER LONDON AND GREATER LONDON. BASED ON CENSUS RETURNS.
| Date of Census. | Persons per Acre. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham (acreage 1706). | London. | England and Wales (Urban Areas). | |||
| County (acreage 74,850). | Outer (acreage 368,605). | Greater (acreage 443,455). | |||
| 1901 | 80.59 | 60.6 | 5.5 | 14.8 | 5.56 |
| 1911 | 90.0 | 60.4 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 6.23 |
| 1921 | 92.6 | 59.9 | 9.1 | 16.9 | 7.08 |
| 1931 | 88.5 | 58.7 | 10.3 | 18.5 | 7.1 |
These figures help towards an appreciation of the following table. An area of 1,706
acres contained at the 1931 Census a population of 150,928, of whom 146,071 were in 43,153
private families. For these families, 26,738 structurally separate dwellings were available
giving an average of 1.64 families per structurally separate dwelling. If shared dwellings
only are considered, the average family occupation per shared dwelling is 2.32.