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Fulham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1951.
| POPULATION (estimated) | 122,400 | |||||
| SEPARATE DWELLINGS (estimated at 1.10„51) | 32,048 | |||||
| A Penny rate produces approx: | £4,870 p.a. | |||||
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Rate Per 1.000 Population. | |||||
| Total | Males | Females | 1951 | 1950 | ||
| Legitimate | 1,590 | 787 | 803 | 12.99 | 13.3 | |
| Illegitimate | 129 | 58 | 71 | 1.05 | 1.05 | |
| Totals | 1,719 | 845 | 874 | 14.04 | 14.35 | |
| STILLBIRTHS: | ||||||
| Legitimate | 37 | 14 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.23 | |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| Totals | 42 | 18 | 24 | 0.34 | 0.27 | |
| DEATHS: | 1,579 | 773 | 806 | 12 .9 | 11.5 | |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age: | ||||||
| 1951 | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.5 | 25.0 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 25.7 | 23.8 | ||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 38.7 | 46.0 | ||||
| Deaths from: | ||||||
| Cancer (all ages) | 1951/269 | 21950/80 | ||||
| Measles (all ages) | 1 | Nil | ||||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 2 | 1 | ||||