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Fulham 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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in London, although the density of the population in this
District has increased during the past ten years from 210 to 351
persons to an acre, it is quite evident that the state of public
health has improved.
The following table shows the mean temperature and the deaths of each sex registered in the Fulham District in each of the quarters of the year
| Qr. | Mean Temperature Fahrnt. | Sub-District of St. Peter's | Sub-Districtof St. Paul's. | Sub-District of Fulham. | Grand Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | |||
| DEG. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 158 | 160 | 318 | 170 | 150 | 320 | 671 | |
| 51.6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 155 | 131 | 286 | 158 | 143 | 301 | 611 | |
| 62.9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 156 | 180 | 336 | 174 | 189 | 363 | 735 | |
| 44.1 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 152 | 177 | 329 | 169 | 186 | 355 | 720 | |
| 50.7 | 62 | 67 | 129 | 621 | 648 | 1269 | 671 | 668 | 1339 | 2737 | |
The foregoing table shows that the greatest number of deaths
occurred in the 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. The deaths of
females exceeded those of males by 29. The proportion of deaths
of males to males living was however greater than the proportion
of deaths of females to females living. The actual number of
deaths of females being greater than that of males was owing
to the very much greater number of females living than males.
The mortality rate of males is always greater than that of females.
This is the cause of there being a much greater number of females
living than of males.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in this District last year was
5392 (males 2685, females 2707,) against 5008 in the previous
year. The number of births of females exceeded those of males
by 22. Of the births registered last year there were 240 in St.
Peter's (males 130, females 110, 2698 in St. Paul's (males 1329,
females 1369), and 2454 in Fulham (males 1226, females 1228).
The birth rate in the whole District was at the rate of 384 births
per 1000 persons living per annum, being one birth to each 26.1
persons. The birth rate in the whole of London was equal to
33.7 births per 1000 persons living per annum. The births
exceeded the deaths in this District last year by 2655. Estimating
that the population had increased 2500 up to the middle of last year