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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1953.
| POPULATION (estimated) | 122,500 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AREA of Borough | 1,706 acres | ||||
| SEPARATE DWELLINGS (estimated at 31.12.53) | 32,995 | ||||
| A Penny Rate produces approx: £4,800 p.a. 936 Marriages were registered during the year. | |||||
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Rate per 1,000 Population. | ||||
| Total | Males | Females | 1952 | 1953 | |
| Legitimate | 1,566 | 791 | 775 | 13.07 | 12,78 |
| Illegitimate | 107 | 66 | 41 | 0.92 | 0,87 |
| Totals | 1,673 | 857 | 816 | 13,99 | 13,65 |
| STILLBIRTHS: | |||||
| Legitimate | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0.26 | 0,19 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 0,03 | |
| Totals | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.22 |
| DEATHS: | 1,411 | 751 | 660 | 11.9 | 11.5 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age: | |||||
| 1952 | 1953 | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 25.6 | 27.5 | |||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 25.5 | 26,2 | |||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 26.5 | 46.7 | |||