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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1948
| POPULATION, estimated, 1948 | 123,300 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTHS: | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Total | Males | Females | |||
| 1948 | 1947 | ||||
| Legitimate | 2080 | 1054 | 102.6 | 16.9 | 20.11 |
| Illegitimate | 177 | 96 | 81 | 1.4 | 1.47 |
| 2257 | 1150 | 1107 | 18.3 | 21.58 | |
| STILLBIRTHS: | |||||
| Legitimate | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0.24 | 0.38 |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| 36 | 15 | 21 | 0.29 | 0.41 | |
DEATHS:
| 1417 | 696 | 721 | 11.5 | 12.2 |
| 1948 | 1947 | |||
| Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions | 56 | 59 | ||
| Death rate of Infants under One year of Age: | 1948 | 1947 | ||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 26.5 | 32.9 | ||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 26.4 | 32.5 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 22.6 | 38.9 | ||
| Deaths from: | 1948 | 1947 | ||
| Cancer (all ages) | 276 | 252 | ||
| Measles (all ages) | – | – | ||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 3 | 4 | ||
| Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 7 | 12 | ||