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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 1938
[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 1938) | 137,700 |
| Number of inhabited houses (census 1931) | 26,245 |
| Rateable Value at 31st December, 1938 | £1,354,398 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £5,383 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
| LIVE BIRTHS:- | Total. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,821 | 920 | 901 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population, 14.2 | |
| Illegitimate | 137 | 72 | 65 | ||
| 1,958 | 992 | 966 | |||
| STILLBIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 61 | 27 | 34 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 33.1 | |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 67 | 30 | 37 | ||
| DEATHS | 1,602 | 878 | 724 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population : Crude rate 11.6 Adjusted rate 11.7 | |
| Percentage of deaths occurring in public institutions | 63.98 | ||||
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTIC FOR THE YEAR
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth | From sepsis | 1 | 0.49 | |
| From other causes | — | — | ||
| Death rate of Infants under One Year of Age :— | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 51 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 50 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 58 | |||
| Deaths from:— | ||||
| Cancer (all ages) | 275 | |||
| Measles (all ages) | 6 | |||
| Whooping cough (all ages) | 5 | |||
| Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 21 | |||