London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE II.
Deaths of Infants and Aged Persons.
| Deaths of Infants at and under 1 year of age. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants at and under 1 year of age as compared with the total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants at and under 1 year of age as com pared with the total Births. | Deaths of Persons at 60 years of age and upwards | Percentage of Deaths of persons at 60 years of age and upwards as compared with the tota Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub.District of St. Peters | 32 | 24.8 | 13 .3 | 37 | 28 .7 |
| Sub.District of St. Paul e | 383 | 30 .1 | 14 .2 | 2.51 | 19.8 |
| Sub.District of Fulham | 411 | 30 .7 | 16 .7 | 211 | 15.8 |
| District of Fulham | 826 | 30.2 | 15.3 | 4 99 | 18 .2 |
| London | 21369 | 27. | 15 .5 | 17057 | 20.5 |
TABLE III.
The following table shows the mean temperature, the population, the number of persons to each acre, the number of births the proportion of births to each 1000persons living, the gross number of deaths as registered, the proportion of deaths to each 1000 persons living, and the proportion of persons living to each death in the ten years, 1875—1884.
| Year | Mean Temperature Fahrnt. | Population Estimated | Number of Persons to each acre. | Number of Births. | Proportion of Births to 1000 persons living | Number of Deaths. | Proportion of Deaths to each 1000 Persons living. | Proportion of persons living 10 each death. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEG. | ||||||||
| 1875 | 49 4 | 84000 | 21. | 3035 | 36.1 | 1875 | 22.3 | 48.8 |
| 1876 | 50.1 | 92000 | 23.0 | 3315 | 36 0 | 1964 | 21.3 | 46.8 |
| 1877 | 49.7 | 96000 | 24.0 | 3409 | 35.5 | 1771 | 18.4 | 54.2 |
| 1878 | 49.6 | 100000 | 25.0 | 3610 | 36.1 | 2358 | 23.5 | 42.4 |
| 1879 | 46 2 | 107000 | 267 | 3957 | 36 9 | 2219 | 20.7 | 48.2 |
| I860 | 49.1 | 113500 | 28.4 | 4195 | 37.8 | 2331 | 19.7 | 50.9 |
| 1881 | 46.8 | 116000 | 290 | 4513 | 38.9 | 2473 | 21.3 | 46.9 |
| 1882 | 49.5 | 125000 | 31 .2 | 4637 | 37*1 | 2499 | 19.9 | 50.0 |
| 1883 | 49.4 | 138000 | 34.5 | 5008 | 36.3 | 2607 | 18.9 | 52.9 |
| 1884 | 50.7 | 140500 | 35.1 | 5392 | 38.4 | 2737 | 19.4 | 51.3 |
The mean mortality rate in this District during the last ten
years was 20.5 per 1000 persons living, being one death to each
48.7persons, as compared with a death rate of 19.4 and one death
to each 51.3 persons living last year. If we consider the fact that
the mortality rate in this District last year was 1.1below the
last decennial average, and 2.3 less than the decennial average