Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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197 in St. George's, Southwark, and Whitechapel, to 18,???
and 9 persons to the acre in Wandsworth, Lewisham and
Plumstead respectively. The four most crowded enumerat ???
districts in Fulham, with an area of about 33 acres, containd
in 1891 a population of 8,880 persons, or 269 to the acre.
Age and Sex Distribution.
The following Table gives the estimated number
persons living in Fulham at different age periods:—
Under 5
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
15,672
5 to 15
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
25,009
15 „ 25
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
19,118
25 „ 35
• • •
• • •
...
...
20,007
35 „ 45
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
14,1 l6
45 „ 55
• • • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
8,670
55 „ 65
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
5,002
65 „ 75
...
• • •
• • •
• • •
2,667
Over 75
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
889
111,150
The following Table gives the number of persons a
different ages in Fulham, London and other areas, expresse
in percentages of the total population:—
Under
5
5-15
15-25
25-35
35-45 45-55
55-65 65-75
Oven
75
Fulham
14.1
22.5
17.2
18.0
12.7
7.8
4.5
2.4
0.8
London
11.9
20.5
20.1
17.3
12.4
8.7
5.2
2.9
1.0
Rural Districts
12.3
23.7
17.8
13.4
10.7
8.8
6.7
4.6
2.0
Urban Districts
12.3
22.5
19.9
15.7
11.8
8.5
5.3
3.0
1.0
England & Wales
12.3
22.8
19.3
15.1
11.5
8.6
5.7
3.4
1.3
The differences in the age constitution of the districts
given in the above table are considerable, and similar