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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS GOLDEN JUBILEE.
As it is 50 years since the formation of the Metropolitan Boroughs, it is interesting to make some comparisons between some of the statistics in this Annual Report and those reported by Dr. J.C. Jackson, who was Medical Officer of Health in 1901.
| 1901 | 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 137,289 (est.) | 123,400 (est.) | |
| Birth Rate | 33.3 per 1,000 | 14.4 per 1,000 | |
| Death Rate | 15.78 per 1,000 | 11.5 per 1,000 | |
| Infantile Mortality | (legitimate) | 152 per 1,000 | 25 per 1,000 |
| (illegitimate) | 302 per 1,000 | 46 per 1,000 | |
| Diphtheria | 636 cases (48 fatal) | Nil. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 552 cases (20 fatal) | 126 (none fatal) | |
The following graphs illustrate the rise and fall in the population
of the Borough during the last 50 years and, the fairly even decline in the
death rate with a similar fall in the birth rate.
It is interesting to note that the two increases in the birth
rate following the two wars, offsets the rise in the death rate during the
two wars.
POPULATION 1901-1950.
(Five Yearly Intervals).