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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
| POPULATION, estimated, 1946 | 116,870 | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS; | Total | Males | Females | Rate per 1,000 of Population |
| Legitimate | 2289 | 1200 | 1089 | 19.7 |
| Illegitimate | 219 | 103 | 116 | 1.8 |
| 2508 | 1505 | 1205 | 21.5 | |
| STILLBIRTHS: | ||||
| Legitimate | 54 | 37 | 17 | 0.46 |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.05 |
| 60 | 38 | 22 | 0.51 | |
| DEATHS: | 1515 | 757 | 758 | 12.9 |
| Percentage of deaths in public institutions | 58 | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes: | From sepsis. | From other causes. | ||
| Number of deaths | – | 3 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) births | – | 1.2 | ||
| Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age: | ||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 39 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate birhts | 37 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 68 | |||
| Deaths from: | ||||
| Cancer (all ages) | 263 | |||
| Measles (all ages) | – | |||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 | |||
| Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 9 | |||
CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH:
1515 deaths as follows ;-
Cerebro Spinal Fever 3; Whooping Cough 1; Diphtheria 4; Tuberculosis
of respiratory system 79; Other forms of tuberculosis 12;
Syphilitic disease 16; Influenza 13; Poliomyelitis 1; Acute
Infectious Encephalitis 1; Cancer of (a) buccal cavity 12;
(b) uterus 13; (c) stomach and duodenum 37; (d) breast 36; other
sites 165; Diabetes 10; Intracranial lesions 116; Heart
Diseases 390; Other diseases of circulatory system 44°
Bronchitis 98; Pneumonia 97; Other respiratory diseases 16; Ulcer
of stomach or duodenum 32; Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs.) 8; Appendici-tis
5; Other digestive diseases 34; Nephritis 42; Other Maternal
causes 3; Premature birth 17; Congenital malformations etc. 47;
Suicide 10; Road traffic accidents 11; Other violent causes 43;
All other causes 99.
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